Temporary office relocation

From Thursday 1 May 2025, the Bishop of Derby’s office will be based at Derby Church House to allow the Church Commissioners to make repairs and improvements to the office.  

Please direct any post during this time to:

The Bishop of Derby’s Office, c/o Derby Church House, Full Street, Derby DE1 3DR

Office emails and phone numbers will remain the same.

The Bishop’s office expect to be at Derby Church House until the end of this year.  Information regarding their move back to Duffield will be provided when plans have been confirmed.

The Bishop of Derby is the Rt Revd Libby Lane.

Bishop Libby was installed at Derby Cathedral on 25 May 2019, having previously been the Suffragan Bishop of Stockport, in the Diocese of Chester – a post she occupied from 2015.

Libby describes Derbyshire as ‘the place that holds my heart’.

She grew up in Glossop in the north-west of the county and was selected for ordination while working in the parish of St Thomas Brampton, Chesterfield.

Bishop Libby said: “I am excited and privileged to have been called to serve as Bishop of Derby.

“I grew up here and my vocation was fostered here. Derbyshire nurtured me and brought me to faith and I want to love Derbyshire back.

“I want to lead a church in Derbyshire where people find hope because they know they are loved by God in Christ, and I pray that hope sets us free to live our lives in ways that bring change for good.”

The Bishop of Derby provides leadership and oversight to the Diocese of Derby in the Church of England.

The Diocese covers the County of Derbyshire, the City of Derby, and some additional communities beyond those boundaries.

The Diocesan Bishop works with the Suffragan Bishop of Repton, to give vision and shape to the life of the diocese.

The Bishop of Derby in their corporate capacity holds the responsibility of being the episcope for the Diocese of Derby.

Their ecclesiastical jurisdiction is set out in the guidelines for professional conduct of clergy.

And the Bishop of Derby holds a seat in the House of Lords as one of the Lords Spiritual.

Further information on the role of the bishops in parliament can be found on:

The Church of England in Parliament 

Contact information for The Lord Bishop of Derby - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament

The Bishop of Derby’s Office’s standard working hours are Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm.

If you wish to contact the Bishop of Derby's office, the contact details are:

The Bishop’s Office
6 King Street
Duffield
Derby
DE56 4EU

01332 840132 | bishop@bishopofderby.org

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