Regional Meetings 2026/27
Regional meetings are one way in which we keep in touch with one another, share experiences, successes and failures and learn from each other. Many of the Chaplains have wide experience of chaplaincy and have been involved in initiatives of one kind or another- these can give a lot of encouragement to chaplains who are new. And new Chaplains also have creative ideas, which we encourage you to share.
The good mix of experienced and new chaplains at any regional meeting makes for rich sharing – and each meeting has a pleasant social aspect too! So please put the dates in your diary now (see below) and give these meetings a high priority.
For the purposes of these meetings the country is divided into six regions and the chaplaincies in each Region are listed here. Regional boundaries are not rigid. If you find it easier to travel to a Region other than the one under which you are listed feel free to do so. The important thing is to be at a meeting somewhere!
Usually Chaplains who attend the same regional meetings tend to grow into a supportive unit.
Our Regional Meetings are held twice a year. Do use this opportunity to network with colleagues, to hear news, to discuss current issues and to see how another chaplaincy works in practice.
North East Regional Meeting
Tuesday, 24th November 10.30am for 11am start.
York University Catholic Chaplaincy
Contact Fr Richard Duffield
Southeast Regional Meeting
Tuesday, 17th November, 10.30 for 11am at Newman House.
Contact Fr Philip Miller for more information and to give dietary requirements.
The meeting usually ends around 2.30 – 3pm.
Midlands Regional Meeting
North West Regional Meeting
Thursday, 5th November
St Werburgh’s
Contact the Chaplain: Mgr David Charters to give dietary needs and for directions.
South West Regional Meeting
No meeting currently planned.
Wales Regional Meeting
Thursday, 29th October
Trefforest
Contact Fr Gareth Leyshon for further details.
Chaplaincies By Region:
NORTH EAST
Newcastle ; Durham; Stockton; Sunderland; Teesside; York; Hull; Leeds Universities; Leeds Trinity; Bradford; Huddersfield; Hallam; Sheffield.
NORTH WEST
Lancaster; Cumbria; Preston; Manchester (all Chaplaincies); Salford; Liverpool (all Chaplaincies).
MIDLANDS
Birmingham (all Chaplaincies) Aston; Wolverhampton; Keele; Staffordshire; Derby; Nottingham; Loughborough; Leicester; Lincoln; Coventry; Warwick; Northampton; Oxford; Oxford Brookes.
No regional meeting currently planned for this autumn.
SOUTH EAST
All London Chaplaincies in the Westminster and Southwark Dioceses:
London; Brighton; Sussex; Shrivenham; Portsmouth; Southampton; Surrey; Reading; Kingston; Luton; Cranfield; Hertfordshire; Cambridge; Chelmsford; Essex; Norwich; Ipswich; Christ Church; Kent.
SOUTH WEST
Falmouth, Bristol; UWE; Bath; Bournemouth; Exeter; Plymouth.