Diocese of Leeds Safeguarding | Diocese of Leeds

The Catholic Church across Yorkshire's historic West Riding since 1878

The Catholic Church across Yorkshire's historic West Riding since 1878

Safeguarding Sunday 2025

On 16 November 2025, we unite with thousands of churches across the country to mark Safeguarding Sunday. Safeguarding Sunday is a day to highlight the importance of safeguarding within the Diocese of Leeds, the Catholic Church, and across society. It is a day to...

Diocesan Pilgrimage to Walsingham

Contact your own parish or Leeds Cathedral to enquire about going on the Diocesan Pilgrimage to Walsingham as a Pilgrim of Hope during this Holy Year of Jubilee! (the photographs show the 2024 Diocesan Pilgrimage to Walsingham)

Survivors’ Safeguarding Survey from the Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency (CSSA)

The Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency (CSSA) is undertaking a thematic audit, specifically of survivor engagement across all church bodies in England and Wales. The CSSA’s work is informed by the suffering of those who have been affected by Church-related abuse...

National Day of Prayer for Survivors of Abuse

Across the Catholic Church in England and Wales, the Tuesday of the Fifth Week of Easter is designated as a Day of Prayer for Victims and Survivors of Abuse. On this day, we remember in our prayers all who have suffered any kind of abuse. The Bishop will lead a...

‘Results Being Achieved’ in Safeguarding!

In the first ever audit of our safeguarding practice by the regulatory body for England and Wales, the Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency (CSSA), the Diocese of Leeds has been given a grade of ‘Results Being Achieved’. The CSSA’s independent auditors...