A Dorset couple who travelled to Dubai for a short family visit found themselves stranded for nearly three weeks amid regional missile attacks and airport closures due to the current Middle East conflict.
After seven years in this diocese, Bishop Andrew has been appointed to the diocese where he grew up, 10 Downing Street have announced, after the King approved his nomination.
Join our first Diocesan volunteer day, a celebratory lunch and resourceful sessions for our incredible volunteers.
Visit from Bishop Isaac and Mama Nora from Ezo Diocese, South Sudan to Diocese of Salisbury
As the Church of England prepares to celebrate the installation of its first female Archbishop of Canterbury, the Church in Dorset has held its own celebration – marking 10 years since the ordination as a bishop of the Rt Revd Karen Gorham, Bishop of Sherborne.
After more than three decades of extraordinary dedication and faithful service across our diocese, we say a fond and grateful farewell to Sue Chandler.
The Energy Footprint Tool (EFT) is now open for 2025 energy data. Completing the EFT is part of our shared journey to net zero – each year’s data builds a clearer picture of carbon use and helps us act more strategically together. It is an essential requirement when applying for grant funding, and it also helps toward your Eco Church award application.
The Revd Leila Mather writes: "Yesterday was Ash Wednesday, the start of the season of Lent. A time when we remember our mortality, and therefore the tremendous gift of life that each one of us has been given. At our baptism, we were signed with a cross that can never be taken away from us. At our death, we may be signed with a cross as a reminder of that moment.
The team from Harnham St George's All Saints', the Revd Becky and Revd Sophie, had great fun as part of the Salisbury Foodbank's annual Pancake Day race, raising awareness and money for the work of the foodbank. (above)
The Diocese of Salisbury will be one of the first in the Church of England to partner with the Royal School of Church Music (RSCM) to deliver a major new project to help churches rediscover music as a pathway to mission and discipleship for children and young people.
