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Bishop Fiona and Bishop Michael in Wells Cathedral

Welcome to the Diocese of Bath & Wells

We are the Church of England Diocese of Bath and Wells. Loving and serving all the people of Somerset.

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A focus on prayer

Find out what’s happening in this Year of Prayer, and how you can join in.

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Caring for creation

Explore ‘Hope for all Creation’, the new Church of England teaching document.

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Worshipping together

Thousands of children from across our diocese come together online for collective worship with our bishops.

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Prayer of the day

12 October 2026

Servant King, we thank you for those who faithfully serve as governors in our schools. Bless our Foundation Governors as they gather today; encourage and equip them to lead wisely, so that our schools may be communities of hope and flourishing.

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In the latest Lower Carbon Higher Power podcast, our Net Zero Carbon Lead, Dan Wills, talks to Paul Gilligan, CEO of Pure Leapfrog, about community energy.
Derek Boardman, from Weston super Mare, is the first profoundly deaf British Sign Language user licensed as a Reader. Here Derek prays the Lord's Prayer in British Sign Language.

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Annual Readers’ Day

Readers from all corners of our diocese gathered in Wells on Saturday for Annual Readers’ Day. It was a time to give thanks
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