Diocese of Ely

The Diocese of Ely is one of 42 regional areas of the Church of England. The diocesan map covers an area roughly similar to the county of Cambridgeshire, but also includes some parts of western Norfolk, Peterborough, Essex and Bedfordshire. Within that area, there are 344 individual parishes. Every parish has at least one church and many parishes also have a Church of England school. Our church communities exist to serve their parish in all kinds of loving ways. That love is inspired through our Christian faith. Church schools exist to provide education like any other school, but have distinct values drawn from the Christian faith. We have an exciting, hopeful vision and strategy to help us grow and develop. We created this together to give us direction, right up to the year 2025. Learn more about this. The Rt Revd Stephen Conway is the Bishop who leads the work of the parishes in this diocese. He has a Seat of Authority at Ely Cathedral. He is responsible for the care and suppo...