Bishop of Sheffield
The Rt Revd Dr Pete Wilcox has been ordained for more than 35 years. He trained at Ridley Hall in Cambridge after completing a degree in modern history at Durham University. After serving as a curate on Teesside, he studied for a doctorate at Oxford University. In 1993, he returned to the Durham Diocese to serve as a team vicar in the Parish of Gateshead, while assisting in the training of ordinands at Cranmer Hall as Director of its Urban Mission Centre.
In 1998 he took up a new position as priest in charge of St Paul’s Church at the Crossing in Walsall. Between August 2006 and July 2012 he was Canon Chancellor at Lichfield Cathedral, a post which involved oversight of the Cathedral’s work in education and outreach.
Between 2012 and 2017 Pete then spent a formative 5 years as Dean of Liverpool, overseeing the largest Cathedral building in the Church of England.
On 7 April 2017, it was announced that Pete would be the next Bishop of Sheffield and was installed on 23 September 2017 in Sheffield Cathedral. He was introduced to the House of Lords in March 2023.
He is married to the novelist, Catherine Fox and they have two adult sons. Pete is a fan of all ball sports, and follows the fortunes of Newcastle United especially closely. He is the author of three books: Living the Dream (2007), Walking the Walk (2009) and Talking the Talk (2011)
Bishop of Doncaster
Bishop Sophie Jelley was, until recently, the Suffragan Bishop of Doncaster in the Diocese of Sheffield. On the 4th November 2024 it was announced by Downing Street that she was to be the new Bishop of Coventry, after her nomination was approved by the King. Find out more
The Diocese is separated into two Archdeaconries: Doncaster; and Sheffield & Rotherham.
The Diocese of Sheffield is called to grow a sustainable network of Christ-like, lively and diverse Christian communities in every place which are effective in making disciples and in seeking to transform our society and God’s world.
We have 3 main links with other Dioceses internationally – in Germany, Argentina and Kenya