This website ‘cookies’ to make the site more useful to visitors. A limited amount of personal information is also collected and displayed to help with the general administration of the Church.

Personal information

Contact details and information about posts that people hold, which appear in the Directory is provided direct from the diocesan database, which is maintained through the parish annual return process and the normal business processes of the London Diocesan Fund. Incorrect details should be notified to the appropriate Area/archdeaconry administrator. The Directory exists to help enquirers make contact with their local church and also for clergy and parish officers to easily contact their counterparts around the Diocese.

Any personal details submitted through the events or jobs sections of this site are used only for the purposes of administration of those adverts.

Cookies used on this website

We have outlined below the cookies which are used on this site and provided details on how to manage them. You can find out more about cookies and how they work from Gov.uk.

The table below explains the cookies we use and why.

System cookies PHPSESSID This cookie is set by our server  upon arrival to our website. It is not used by us for any purpose but is needed for the website to function. This cookie is deleted when a user closes their browser.
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This cookie is set by our cookie consent system to remember your consent preference.
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These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our site. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the site. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the site, where vistors have come to the site from and the pages they visited. You can also read an overview of privacy at Google.

How to control and delete cookies

We do not use cookies to collect information about you which is personally identifiable. If you wish to restrict or block the cookies on our website however, you can do this through your browser settings. The built-in ‘Help’ option will give you details on how to achieve this or you can visit the All About Cookies website which offers guidance.

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

The new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) took effect in the UK from 25 May 2018. It replaced the existing law on data protection (the Data Protection Act 1998) and gives individuals more rights and protection regarding how their personal data is used by organisations.

The London Diocesan Fund (LDF) needs to use information, including personal data, to support the mission and growth of the Church in London. In response to changing data privacy law, we are making it easier for you to find out how we handle your information.

We want to be open and transparent about how we use your personal data. We’re not changing the way we use your data, but our new privacy notices provide you with information about the types of personal data we hold, how we use your information and the reasons for this. They also provide additional details, such as your increased rights in relation to the information we hold about you.

How to find out more

We encourage you to view our new LDF privacy notice below to find out how we might process your data and for what purpose.

For clergy, LLMs, CLMs, and ordinands whose personal data is covered by our Bishops’ data controllership, a separate privacy notice is available to view here:

The Diocese of London Safeguarding Privacy Notice is available here:

We will keep our approach up to date

We will review our privacy notices from time to time to comply with privacy law & regulation, and best practice. Our most up to date version will always be on our website. Please see the above link.

We’re here to help

If you have any questions about the information we hold about you, including questions about our policies (e.g. on Data protection, or Data retention and deletion), please contact us:

Write to us: Data Protection Officer, London Diocesan Fund, 36 Causton Street, London, SW1P 4AU

Email us: GDPR@london.anglican.org, or Phone us: 020 7932 1100

If you wish to contact the Information Commissioners Office:

Address: Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF

Visit their website or Phone: 0303 123 1133