“It’s a richer church now because women are able to participate fully.” The Bishop of Newcastle Helen-Ann Hartley (centre) during the first day of the Church of England's General ...

A DEBATE called in the House of Lords last week by the Bishop of Newcastle, Dr Helen-Ann Hartley, asked the Government how much it understood about the community impact of bank closures. Noting the ...

Former priest Timothy Gardner, who was embroiled in the scandal which led to the resignation of the former Bishop of Hexham ...

The Bishop of Newcastle says that the Archbishop of York is the "wrong person" to lead the Church of England. Bishop Helen-Ann Hartley has previously called for the Church's current temporary ...

Bishop Robert Byrne stepped down from the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle, stating his role had “become too great a burden to bear”. An official investigation was ordered and it found Bishop ...

The Bishop of Newcastle is one of the 26 Lords Spiritual. She is also currently one of seven women to occupy this position. It has been a decade since the Church ordained its first female bishop.

Bishop of Newcastle Helen-Ann Hartley, who has previously called for the Church’s current temporary leader Stephen Cottrell to resign, said it is inappropriate for him to be in the role and to ...

Timothy Gardner, 53, was jailed for eight and a half years at Newcastle Crown Court after being caught in an undercover police operation. Gardner was a close associate of Bishop Robert Byrne ...

A carved altar designed for a Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle in 1942 has been moved to St Aidan’s Catholic Church on Lindisfarne. The architect Robert Burke created the wooden altar, reredos and ...