Diocese of Chichester


Bishops' Visitors provide both practical advice and emotional support to clergy spouses and families going through marriage breakdown. These may be accessed through the Bishops in the diocese. The following organisations might also be helpful:

  • Broken Rites - for clergy marriage break-up.
  • Relate provide relationship Counselling for individuals and couples, Family Counselling, Mediation, Children and Young People's Counselling and Sex Therapy. They also provide: friendly and informal workshops for people at important stages in their relationships; a network of Relate Centres across the UK and a group of licensed local counsellors that provide face-to-face counselling and support; also provide phone, email and Live Chat counselling. Their website includes relationship help pages which offer practical tips, guides and videos to help manage common relationship issues such as sex, separation and divorce, and parenting. 
  • Marriage Care provides a helpline offering information and listening for people with marriage or any relationship difficulties. 0800 389 3801