Last updated 2nd March 2021

Preston

Welcome to the Diocesan website page for Preston Deanery, which covers the Preston City local authority, writes Rev Alastair McHaffie (pictured) the Area Dean. 

On this page is a map of the Deanery; key contacts; dates of forthcoming meetings and a variety of useful parish information, including parish spotlights. 

Map of Preston Deanery showing all of the parish boundaries on an Ordnance Survey background. 

Key contacts

• Area Dean: Rev Canon Alistair McHaffie - mchaffie1957@googlemail.com
• Lay Chair: Mrs Stephanie Rankin
• Deanery Synod Secretary: Mr Ken Curphey

Deanery Training Meeting, 

October 2020's Deanery Training session (via Zoom) is available to watch on YouTube here. 

Deanery Chapter meetings

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic much of our 2020 programmes for the Deanery had to be cancelled.  A fuller programme for 2021 will be in place soon.

If any of the meetings below are held on Zoom, please use the link below:

https://us04web.zoom.us/j/3805378038?pwd=dUNScU5EUjF0cW5xejQ2Y05vSVY0dz09

Deanery Chapter meetings (all at 1pm-2.30pm)

Deanery Synod

Parish information

• Parish maps below show the parish boundary 
• Parish spotlight brings together a range of information about parishes, both in terms of congregations, but also the wider community living in the area. Although this information dates from 2012 it is still a very useful tool, especially when creating a parish profile.
• Parish dashboard provides information about attendance and occasional offices over a ten year period upto and including 2016.
• Parish website, Facebook page, or 'A Church Near You' (ACNY) page