Arora then moved into working in
public relations in the
Church of England. From 2000 to 2004, he was the
Diocesan Communications Officer of the
Diocese of Birmingham and
press officer for the
Bishop of Birmingham. He was Director of Communications for the Archbishops’ Council of the
Church of England from September 2012 to 7 April 2017, based at
Church House in
Westminster, London. On 24 June 2017, he was instituted and inducted as vicar. From 2020 to 2021, he was co-chair of the Church of England's Anti-Racism Taskforce, and appeared in the 2021
Panorama episode "Is the Church Racist?". In April 2021, he was made an
honorary canon of
Durham Cathedral.
Episcopal ministry On 27 May 2022, it was announced that Arora was to become
suffragan Bishop of Kirkstall in the
Diocese of Leeds. He was consecrated as a bishop by
Stephen Cottrell during a service at
York Minster on 15 July 2022. In March 2025, he was additionally appointed joint
lead bishop for racial justice, alongside
Rosemarie Mallett. As such, he is a deputy chair of the Racial Justice Board, a committee of the
Archbishops' Council. In January 2023, he was installed as an
honorary canon of
Ripon Cathedral.
Views In November 2023, he was one of 44 Church of England bishops who signed an open letter supporting the use of the
Prayers of Love and Faith (i.e. blessings for same-sex couples) and called for "Guidance being issued without delay that includes the removal of all restrictions on clergy entering same-sex civil marriages, and on bishops ordaining and licensing such clergy". In 2025, in response to
anti-immigration protests, he criticised the "narrow
Christian nationalist ideology" that was being co-oped by the far-right, while also trying to promote a common ground between opposing sides. ==Personal life==