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CofE diocese parish solar funding guide

The fifteen Church of England dioceses with structured parish capital programmes for solar PV in 2026. Click any diocese for the chancellor, grant programme, parish count, and typical funding stack.

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CofE diocese parish solar funding guide

Every Church of England diocese now operates a Net Zero plan running to the 2030 General Synod commitment. The fifteen dioceses below have published structured parish-level capital programmes for solar PV — combining diocesan grants with the national Buildings for Mission scheme, Listed Places of Worship VAT reimbursement, and charitable trust funding to typically deliver 50–100% capex cover.

Diocese profile

Diocese of Oxford

Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire

Parishes
~810
Max grant
£40,000
Net zero
2035
Chancellor
Alex McGregor

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Diocese of Bristol

Bristol, South Gloucestershire, North Wiltshire, North Somerset

Parishes
~190
Max grant
£35,000
Net zero
2030
Chancellor
Justin Gau

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Diocese of Manchester

Greater Manchester, parts of Lancashire

Parishes
~280
Max grant
£30,000
Net zero
2030
Chancellor
Geoffrey Tattersall

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Diocese of Salisbury

Wiltshire, Dorset

Parishes
~440
Max grant
£30,000
Net zero
2030
Chancellor
Ruth Arlow

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Diocese of London

Greater London north of the Thames

Parishes
~410
Max grant
£30,000
Net zero
2030
Chancellor
Morag Ellis

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Diocese of Lichfield

Staffordshire, north Shropshire, the Black Country

Parishes
~570
Max grant
£25,000
Net zero
2030
Chancellor
His Honour David Pearl

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Diocese of Leeds

West Yorkshire, parts of North Yorkshire, Craven

Parishes
~470
Max grant
£25,000
Net zero
2030
Chancellor
Mark Hill

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Diocese of Southwark

Greater London south of the Thames, north-east Surrey

Parishes
~300
Max grant
£25,000
Net zero
2030
Chancellor
Philip Petchey

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Diocese of York

East Yorkshire, North Yorkshire (most), parts of North-East Lincolnshire

Parishes
~470
Max grant
£25,000
Net zero
2030
Chancellor
Canon Peter Collier

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Diocese of Westminster (RC)

London north of the Thames, Hertfordshire (part)

Parishes
~210
Max grant
£25,000
Net zero
2030
Chancellor
Diocesan finance committee (no faculty system)

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Diocese of Exeter

Devon and the Isles of Scilly

Parishes
~450
Max grant
£22,000
Net zero
2030
Chancellor
Sir Andrew McFarlane

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Diocese of Norwich

Norfolk and small parts of Suffolk

Parishes
~580
Max grant
£22,000
Net zero
2030
Chancellor
Ruth Arlow

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Diocese of Chester

Cheshire (most), the Wirral, parts of Trafford and Stockport

Parishes
~270
Max grant
£22,000
Net zero
2030
Chancellor
Sir Mark Hedley

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Diocese of Chichester

East and West Sussex, Brighton and Hove

Parishes
~470
Max grant
£22,000
Net zero
2030
Chancellor
Mark Hill

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Diocese of Canterbury

East Kent

Parishes
~260
Max grant
£22,000
Net zero
2030
Chancellor
Sheila Cameron

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Diocese of Guildford

Most of Surrey and parts of north-east Hampshire

Parishes
~165
Max grant
£22,000
Net zero
2030
Chancellor
Andrew Jordan

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Diocese of Birmingham

City of Birmingham, parts of West Midlands and southern Staffordshire

Parishes
~180
Max grant
£22,000
Net zero
2030
Chancellor
Glyn Samuel

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Diocese of Chelmsford

Essex and East London

Parishes
~470
Max grant
£22,000
Net zero
2030
Chancellor
George Pulman

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Diocese of Llandaff

Cardiff, Glamorgan, parts of Rhondda Cynon Taf

Parishes
~260
Max grant
£22,000
Net zero
2030
Chancellor
His Honour Mark Furness

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Diocese of Birmingham (RC)

West Midlands, parts of Oxfordshire, Staffordshire, Worcestershire

Parishes
~230
Max grant
£22,000
Net zero
2030
Chancellor
Diocesan finance committee

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Diocese of Salford (RC)

Greater Manchester, parts of Lancashire

Parishes
~180
Max grant
£22,000
Net zero
2030
Chancellor
Diocesan finance committee

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Diocese of Winchester

Hampshire (most), the Channel Islands

Parishes
~250
Max grant
£20,000
Net zero
2030
Chancellor
Christopher Clark

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Diocese of Sheffield

South Yorkshire, parts of North Lincolnshire

Parishes
~170
Max grant
£20,000
Net zero
2030
Chancellor
Andrew Jordan

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Diocese of Newcastle

Northumberland and northern Tyne and Wear

Parishes
~170
Max grant
£20,000
Net zero
2030
Chancellor
Euan Duff

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Diocese of Bath and Wells

Somerset and parts of North Somerset

Parishes
~490
Max grant
£20,000
Net zero
2030
Chancellor
Timothy Briden

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Diocese of Rochester

West Kent, the London boroughs of Bexley and Bromley

Parishes
~230
Max grant
£20,000
Net zero
2030
Chancellor
Mark Hill

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Diocese of Coventry

Warwickshire and parts of Solihull, Coventry city

Parishes
~210
Max grant
£20,000
Net zero
2030
Chancellor
Glyn Samuel

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Diocese of Liverpool

Liverpool, Merseyside, parts of west Lancashire

Parishes
~180
Max grant
£20,000
Net zero
2030
Chancellor
Sir Mark Hedley

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Diocese of Durham

County Durham, Sunderland, Gateshead, South Tyneside, Hartlepool, Darlington

Parishes
~210
Max grant
£20,000
Net zero
2030
Chancellor
David Hodge

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Diocese of Gloucester

Gloucestershire, parts of South Gloucestershire

Parishes
~300
Max grant
£20,000
Net zero
2030
Chancellor
June Rodgers

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Diocese of Ely

Cambridgeshire and parts of west Norfolk

Parishes
~330
Max grant
£20,000
Net zero
2030
Chancellor
David Mark Hodge

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Diocese of St Albans

Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, parts of Barnet

Parishes
~340
Max grant
£20,000
Net zero
2030
Chancellor
Roger Kaye

Diocese profile

Diocese of Europe

Anglican chaplaincies across continental Europe, Türkiye, Morocco, Mongolia

Parishes
~260
Max grant
£20,000
Net zero
2030
Chancellor
Geoffrey Tattersall

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Diocese of Monmouth

Monmouthshire, parts of Newport and the Welsh Marches

Parishes
~120
Max grant
£20,000
Net zero
2030
Chancellor
His Honour Mark Furness

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Diocese of Liverpool (RC)

Liverpool, Merseyside, parts of Lancashire

Parishes
~210
Max grant
£20,000
Net zero
2030
Chancellor
Diocesan finance committee

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Diocese of Derby

Derbyshire and the Peak District National Park

Parishes
~210
Max grant
£18,000
Net zero
2030
Chancellor
Mark Bishop

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Diocese of Leicester

Leicestershire and the unitary authority of Rutland

Parishes
~230
Max grant
£18,000
Net zero
2030
Chancellor
Naomi Gyane

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Diocese of Peterborough

Northamptonshire, Rutland, the unitary authority of Peterborough

Parishes
~360
Max grant
£18,000
Net zero
2030
Chancellor
David Pittaway

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Diocese of Truro

Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly

Parishes
~220
Max grant
£18,000
Net zero
2030
Chancellor
Tim Briden

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Diocese of Portsmouth

South Hampshire including the Solent coast, the Isle of Wight

Parishes
~140
Max grant
£18,000
Net zero
2030
Chancellor
Mark Hill

Diocese profile

Diocese of Hereford

Herefordshire and south Shropshire

Parishes
~330
Max grant
£18,000
Net zero
2030
Chancellor
Howard Dellar

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Diocese of Worcester

Worcestershire and parts of Dudley

Parishes
~220
Max grant
£18,000
Net zero
2030
Chancellor
Charles Mynors

Diocese profile

Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham

Nottinghamshire

Parishes
~240
Max grant
£18,000
Net zero
2030
Chancellor
Charles Mynors

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Diocese of Blackburn

Lancashire (most), parts of Cumbria

Parishes
~280
Max grant
£18,000
Net zero
2030
Chancellor
Geoffrey Tattersall

Diocese profile

Diocese of Lincoln

Lincolnshire and parts of North and North East Lincolnshire

Parishes
~560
Max grant
£18,000
Net zero
2030
Chancellor
Mark Bishop

Diocese profile

Diocese of St Davids

Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion

Parishes
~260
Max grant
£18,000
Net zero
2030
Chancellor
His Honour Mark Furness

Diocese profile

Diocese of Swansea and Brecon

Swansea, Powys, the Brecon Beacons (Bannau Brycheiniog)

Parishes
~150
Max grant
£18,000
Net zero
2030
Chancellor
His Honour Mark Furness

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Diocese of St Asaph

Denbighshire, Flintshire, Conwy, parts of Wrexham

Parishes
~120
Max grant
£18,000
Net zero
2030
Chancellor
His Honour Mark Furness

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Diocese of Edinburgh (SEC)

Edinburgh, Lothians, Scottish Borders, parts of Fife

Parishes
~70
Max grant
£18,000
Net zero
2030
Chancellor
Provost of the Cathedral and Diocesan Synod Standing Committee

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Diocese of Nottingham (RC)

Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Rutland

Parishes
~180
Max grant
£18,000
Net zero
2030
Chancellor
Diocesan finance committee

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Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich

Suffolk south of the Waveney plus parts of Cambridgeshire

Parishes
~470
Max grant
£18,000
Net zero
2030
Chancellor
David Etherington

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Diocese of Carlisle

Cumbria

Parishes
~260
Max grant
£16,000
Net zero
2030
Chancellor
Geoffrey Tattersall

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Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway (SEC)

Glasgow, Strathclyde, Galloway, Ayrshire

Parishes
~60
Max grant
£16,000
Net zero
2030
Chancellor
Diocesan Synod Standing Committee

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Diocese of Sodor and Man

Isle of Man

Parishes
~30
Max grant
£15,000
Net zero
2030
Chancellor
Clare Faulds

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Diocese of Bangor

Gwynedd, Anglesey (Ynys Môn), parts of Conwy

Parishes
~90
Max grant
£15,000
Net zero
2030
Chancellor
His Honour Mark Furness

Other dioceses we deliver across

Beyond the fifteen above, we deliver faculty applications and parish solar installations across the whole CofE England estate plus the Church in Wales. Other active dioceses include Bath and Wells, Chichester, Guildford, Rochester, Canterbury, St Albans, Chelmsford, Ely, Peterborough, Coventry, Birmingham, Derby, Leicester, Southwell and Nottingham, Worcester, Hereford, Gloucester, Liverpool, Durham, Carlisle, Sodor and Man, Blackburn, Truro, Portsmouth and Edinburgh / Glasgow / Aberdeen in the Scottish Episcopal Church.

Commercial Solar Across the UK

For wider commercial solar context, visit the hub for commercial solar across the UK.

Adjacent church-school parishes can read more from our school solar specialists.

For healthcare-sector solar see NHS and hospital solar work.

Faith-related charities can see also charity sector solar.

Diocesan trusts as commercial entities can read our UK business solar.

For finance-led commercial solar see PPA and asset finance routes.

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