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Church Buildings Team

Working with the Diocesan Advisory Committee for the Care of Churches (DAC), these people help care for the churches and churchyards across the Diocese.

Catherine Copp

Catherine Copp

Secretary to the Diocesan Advisory Committee

catherine.copp@yorkdiocese.orgSend Email
01904 699522

Catherine is the first point of contact for parishes wishing to undertake repairs or improvements to their church buildings and churchyards. She works with colleagues to administer the Care of Churches and Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Measure and the Faculty Jurisdiction Rules and provides advice and support to the Diocesan Advisory Committee (DAC). She can advise PCCs whether the works they plan to carry out will need Faculty permission and will guide them through the application process.

Keith Halliday

Keith Halliday

Church Buildings Adviser

keith.halliday@yorkdiocese.orgSend Email
01904 699523

Keith joined the Diocese of York in 2018 after working as a Heritage Consultant over the previous couple of years, and has held a number of roles over nine years with the Diocese of Lincoln.

Jess Galley

Jess Galley

Administrative Assistant

jess.galley@yorkdiocese.orgSend Email
01904 699519

Jess works mainly across both the Property team and the Pastoral and Church Buildings team, as well as more generally across the Diocesan Office.