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FOCUS ON OUR LINKED DIOCESE – THE DIOCESE OF , ENGLAND

What is a Linked Diocese? The Lambeth Conference (the decennial assembly of of the Anglican Communion convened by the ), declared in 1998 that “the time has come for significant new initiatives in encouraging all dioceses to develop companion relationships across provincial boundaries, as part of the process of developing the cross-cultural nature of the Communion.” The bishops resolved that by the next Conference, every diocese should have made “a serious effort to identify one or more dioceses as a companion, in formal and informal ways.” As bishops, clergy and lay people meet and find a commonality in mission and purpose, this often develops into a mutual sharing together of resources. The Diocese of Wyoming has a Linked Partnership among five Anglican Communion dioceses on four continents. The links are formed and are strongly based on relationships. This week, we want to focus on one - the , England.

Wyoming and Leicester Pioneers with The recent trip of our 10 Seed Pioneers for Fresh Expressions of Church to be embedded in a variety of Fresh Expressions experiences and learning laboratories is one such result of the linked relationship with the Diocese of Leicester. The Diocese of Leicester (pronounced Lester), is located in central England approximately 2.5 hours northwest of London. It is surrounded by the County of (pronounced Lestersure). In Leicester City, no one ethnic group is in the majority, with 45% white and 28% Indian being the largest ethnic groups. 33% of the city population identify as Christian. The surrounding county is both more white (85%) and more Christian (60%). * There are 320 established churches in the Diocese with 18,450 regular worshipers. The Diocese of Leicester received recent fame when the remains of King Richard III were discovered in a nearby parking lot and reinterred in the in 2015. The tomb and nearby visitor center draw up to 250,000 visitors a year to the Cathedral.

Leicester Cathedral The charts below compare Wyoming’s population and area with those of Leicester and the surrounding County.

Population Area - Sq. Miles

97914 804 996200 585500 333800

Bishop Martyn Snow was ordained as a bishop in 2013 and served in the from 2013 to 2016. He was welcomed as the seventh on 14th May 2016. His priorities are to encourage prayer, enable evangelism (particularly among young people) and to work in partnership with others to address poverty.

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