• Correspondence and Enquiries - Please use the Bishop’s email address. If an immediate response is not possible from the Bishop’s Office, your message will be acknowledged. If you have had no response within five working days please telephone to check your request has been received.
• Bishop’s Diary - To make an appointment in the Bishop’s diary please email here. Please note that the Bishop receives many requests, and whilst we will always do our best to accommodate meetings, this may not always be possible.
• Clergy DBS - All clergy must have a current DBS and this is organised through the Bishop’s Office, please email here.
• Clergy Permission to Officiate - All clergy need to be licensed by the Bishop. These are organised through the Bishop’s Office please email here.
• Bishop House Accounts - All enquiries relating to the diocesan finances should be sent to Diocesan Church House. All enquiries relating to the Bishop or Bishop’s House please email here.

Bishop's House 
Ambleside Road 
Keswick 
CA12 4DD
T: 017687 73430
E: bishop.carlisle@carlislediocese.org.uk

Director of Operations & Chaplain to the Bishop of Carlisle and Bishop of Penrith

Ali Ng
As Bishop’s Chaplain she supports and advises Bishop Rob and Bishop Michael in their roles and is also involved in advising clergy on behalf of the Bishop; pastoral or disciplinary matters; line management of the Bishop’s House team, and she may also assist the Bishop at particular services, amongst a variety of other work as it comes in. .

T: 07468 720292
E: bishopschaplain@carlislediocese.org.uk

Executive Assistant to the Bishop of Carlisle

Sarah Marshall-Ellison

Sarah works Monday to Thursday and organises the Bishop’s diary and correspondence. 

T: 07780 876370
E: sarah.marshall-ellison@carlislediocese.org.uk