The Diocesan Chancellery
The Diocese’s Central Administration
THE CHANCELLERY
The Diocesan Chancellery is the administrative office of the Diocese, handling all central administative matters for the whole of its territories throughout continental Western Europe and the British Isles, as well as coordinating the travels and other undertakings of the Diocesan Bishop. Formal matters or general queries about Diocesan activities should normally be addressed to the Chancellery in the first instance (using the contact details below); if a query more properly relates to another institution or person within the Diocese, the Chancellery will be happy to place you in touch with the appropriate individual.
The Chancellery is overseen by the Diocesan Chancellor, who is appointed by the Bishop and in this function additionally serves as the coordinator of the Bishop’s calendar. The present Diocesan Chancellor is Archpriest Paul Elliott.
The parishes are themselves the pastoral centres for the Diocese’s life. If you have a question about pastoral matters, Divine Services, or events taking place at various parishes, you are encouraged to contact the parishes directly, or to approach the relevant clergy with your queries, as these matters are not normally handled by the Chancellery.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Is there also a Diocesan Chancellery in Geneva?
Since the uniting of the formerly-separate Diocese of Great Britain and Ireland with that of Western Europe, the former chancellery of the latter has been combined with the former. From the end of 2019, the former chancellery office in Geneva has been formally closed; all correspondence must now be addressed to the current Diocesan Chancellery at the coordinates listed on this page (below).
Where can I find the Bishop’s calendar?
The Ruling Bishop’s calendar of parish visitations is published on this website. The most up-to-date information about forthcoming parish visits can be found there.
If you wish to enquire about arranging a visit of the Bishop to a parish or event, or if you would like to arrange to visit the Bishop, either during his travels or in London, please contact the Diocesan Chancellor to make such arrangement.
Do you provide information about being ordained, or about transferring into the Diocese from another?
Though questions regarding ordination are ultimately addressed directly by the Ruling Bishop, we provide a page of general information on approaching the quesiton of ordination, as well as a page of guidance for already-ordained clergy who, with the blessing of their current Bishop, seek to relocate into the territory and canonical jurisdiction of our Diocese.
Key Links
Information for those enquiring about ordination or tonsure into any rank of the clergy: Reader, Subdeacon, Deacon or Priest.
Information for Orthodox clergy seeking to transfer from their current Diocese of Local Church into our Diocese.
An overview of the main organs of Diocesan Governance, including the Diocesan Assembly, Council, Regional Councils, Trustees, etc.
The Spirtiual Court page contains information on matters relating to its work, including the consideration of divorce cases.
Resources for serving clergy, including downloadable liturgical materials; contact update forms; etc.
Canonical constituion, Safeguarding policy, Web site privacy policy, and similar policy documentation.
Communications
Contact the Chancellery
Post: Letters, documents and all correspondence to: 483 Green Lanes, London, N13 4BS, United Kingdom. This is a postal delivery address only. Parcels only to: Unit 139165, Courier Point, 13 Freeland Park, Wareham Road, Poole, Dorset, BH16 6FH, United Kingdom.
Telephone: +44 20 3620 8309. Please note that the Chancellery number is not regularly staffed and functions chiefly as a means of leaving a message for callback. Please be sure to leave your full name and return telephone number in your message.
E-mail:
Do not use the form below to contact Bishop Irenei directly. For the Bishop’s postal address, click here.
Bishop Irenei welcomes personal correspondence of all kinds, incuding questions or discussion on spiritual / theological / pastoral matters, requests for prayer, liturgical matters and so forth. However, His Grace does not utilise e-mail for personal communications, but actively invites such correspondence via post, which may be sent directly to him at the following address:
The Rt Revd Bishop Irenei of London & Western Europe
483 Green Lanes
London, N13 4BS
United Kingdom
Please ensure that you provide your full postal return address in your correspondence, so that Bishop Irenei can respond to your letter. His Grace welcomes correspondence written in English, Russian or French.
(Please note that this is a Postal Box for receipt of letters only; please do not send parcels to this address. Should you need to send a parcel to the Bishop, please contact the Diocesan Chancellery, via the e-mail form below, for instructions.)
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