Bishop Toby | The Diocese of Leeds, Church of England

Tributes on the passing of Rudi Leavor

Submitted by jack.bacon on Wed, 28/07/2021 - 11:04

Rudi Leavor, Chair of Bradford Reform Synagogue, has passed away, and the Rt Revd Nick Baines, Bishop of Leeds, and the Rt Revd Toby Howarth, Bishop of Bradford, offer the below statement. "We are...

Eid Mubarak to our Muslim friends across our diocese and beyond

Submitted by chris.tate on Tue, 11/05/2021 - 17:45

A goodwill message to mark the end of Ramadan has been sent from our six bishops to Muslim people across our large and diverse diocese and is printed in full below: To Muslim friends, colleagues and...

Our bishops send greetings for Vaisakhi 2021

Submitted by jack.bacon on Mon, 12/04/2021 - 10:56

Our six bishops have offered a greeting to our Sikh friends and communities for this year's Vaisakhi. The full greeting can be read below. Picture courtesy of Michael Clark. "To Sikh friends,...

Our six bishops join virtual community service for Great Get Together

Submitted by chris.tate on Fri, 19/06/2020 - 14:39

All our six bishops will be taking part in the first-ever national Virtual Community Service from Batley tomorrow morning to celebrate the Great Get Together weekend, with the aim of b ringing...

Latest 'Hope on the Edge' event from Bradford Cathedral looks to care for God's Creation

Submitted by jack.bacon on Fri, 12/06/2020 - 11:46

Voices from all generations have talked about what we can do for God’s Creation as part of the latest ‘Hope on the Edge’ event from Bradford Cathedral. ‘Hope on the Edge’ is a twice yearly gathering...

Christian leaders send prayerful support to district's Muslims during Ramadan

Submitted by chris.tate on Fri, 24/04/2020 - 09:58

Christian leaders including Bishop Toby and Dean of Bradford Cathedral, Jerry Lepine have written a letter of support to Bradford's Muslim community at the start of Ramadan. COVID-19 social...

Pray at home for Bradford's sake, urges Bishop Toby

Submitted by chris.tate on Fri, 10/04/2020 - 12:03

Pray at home this Easter is the message to Bradford Christians from Bishop Toby Howarth and other church leaders. In an open letter signed by Bishop Toby, the Dean of Bradford Cathedral, Jerry Lepine...

Bishops send warm greetings to Sikh community for Vaisakhi 2020

Submitted by jack.bacon on Wed, 08/04/2020 - 11:17

The bishops of the Diocese of Leeds are sending our Sikh friends best wishes for the upcoming festival of Vaisakhi, which takes places on Monday April 13. The full message can be read below. To Sikh...

Faith leaders and young people come together to learn about Holocaust

Submitted by jack.bacon on Thu, 06/02/2020 - 16:14

Faith leaders and young people from across the diocese have gathered to learn from the events of the Holocaust. The visit to the Holocaust Education and Memorial Centre in Huddersfield was attended...

Royal couple learn of the work done to bring communities together

Submitted by richard.earnshaw on Thu, 16/01/2020 - 09:26

Wellsprings Together were delighted to welcome The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to see the vital work of the Near Neighbours Programme in Bradford. The royal couple were hosted at the Khidmat Centre...