Bishop Helen-Ann | The Diocese of Leeds, Church of England

Qualified midwife is new priest in charge for two Craven benefices

Submitted by chris.tate on Fri, 15/11/2019 - 10:56

Qualified midwife Revd Andrew Steer has been warmly welcomed into the world of Gargrave with Coniston Cold and Kirkby in Malhamdale. Bishop of Ripon, the Rt Revd Dr Helen-Ann Hartley, licensed him as...

Flood-hit communities pull together in our remote rural parishes

Submitted by chris.tate on Fri, 02/08/2019 - 18:00

Resilient rural communities hit by this week’s devastating floods have been visited and praised by Bishop Helen-Ann Hartley. Revd Caroline Hewlett, vicar of Swaledale with Arkengarthdale, was one of...

Faith, Food and Farming at the 161st Great Yorkshire Show

Submitted by richard.earnshaw on Tue, 16/07/2019 - 11:57

Making her second visit to the Great Yorkshire Show, Bishop Helen-Ann Hartley, the Area Bishop of Ripon, has been taking part in “excellent and lively conversations” about the challenges to farming...

‘A momentous and uplifting occasion’ - 25 years of the Ordination of Women celebrated by the Diocese of Leeds

Submitted by richard.earnshaw on Mon, 17/06/2019 - 11:32

People from across the diocese packed Ripon Cathedral to mark the Silver Anniversary of the ordination of women as priests in the Church of England. The special service was presided over by the Rt...

Fact-finding trip to Hanover leads to new German links

Submitted by chris.tate on Wed, 27/02/2019 - 14:26

A delegation from our diocese has just returned from a bridge-building trip to Hanover, Germany. Bishop of Ripon, the Rt Revd Dr Helen-Ann Hartley, along with the Revd Dr Hayley Matthews, Diocesan...

Bishop Helen-Ann calls for Westminster to engage with Northern farming issues

Submitted by chris.tate on Mon, 25/02/2019 - 10:36

Bring Parliament to the Dales to learn the tough realities of Northern farming, says Bishop Helen-Ann Hartley, who speaks for the Diocese on rural issues. In the full version of an opinion piece...

Anglican and Catholic Bishops join together

Submitted by richard.earnshaw on Fri, 18/01/2019 - 14:30

Bishop Helen-Ann of Ripon and Bishop Tony Robinson of Wakefield joined Catholic bishops of England and Wales and Church of England bishops in Leicester from January 16th to 17th for their biennial...

Strong support for farmers at Ripon Cathedral's Plough Sunday

Submitted by chris.tate on Mon, 14/01/2019 - 09:47

Farming life has been celebrated in style at Ripon Cathedral's annual Plough Sunday which marks the traditional return to agricultural work after the Twelve Days of Christmas. Bishop Helen-Ann...

Record numbers take part in ‘awe-inspiring’ Boxing Day Pilgrimage

Submitted by john-carter on Wed, 26/12/2018 - 14:48

A record number of pilgrims, around 2000, have taken part in this year’s Boxing Day Pilgrimage from Ripon Cathedral to Fountains Abbey in North Yorkshire. The traditional four-mile pilgrimage on...

Bishops’ Christmas prayers go online

Submitted by john-carter on Tue, 18/12/2018 - 11:35

This Christmas our bishops are taking to social media to share their messages and prayers for Christmas from their area of the Diocese of Leeds. The five area bishops as well as Bishop Nick have used...