Roman Catholic Diocese of Brentwood

Diocese of Brentwood Dioecesis Brentvoodensis
File:Coat of arms of the Diocese of Brentwood.svg
Location
Country	England
Territory	Essex, Barking, Dagenham, Havering, Newham, Redbridge and Waltham Forest.
Ecclesiastical province	Westminster
Metropolitan	Archdiocese of Westminster
Deaneries	12
Statistics
Area
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2012) 2,789,000 225,700 (8.1%)
Parishes	82
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	20 July 1917
Cathedral	Brentwood Cathedral
Secular priests	115
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Alan Williams
Metropolitan Archbishop	Vincent Nichols
Vicar General	Kevin Hale
Emeritus Bishops	Thomas McMahon
Map
The Diocese of Brentwood within the Province of Westminster
Website
dioceseofbrentwood.net

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Brentwood is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in England. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Westminster.

Overview

The diocese covers the traditional county of Essex, an area of 3,959 km² comprising the non-metropolitan County of Essex, the unitary authorities of Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock, and the London boroughs of Barking & Dagenham, Havering, Newham, Redbridge and Waltham Forest, matching Essex's historic boundaries and the Anglican Diocese of Chelmsford. The see is in the town of Brentwood where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Mary and Saint Helen. It has 82 parishes, among these 47 parishes are in London; Havering (11), Barking and Dagenham (6), Redbridge (11), Waltham Forest (8), Newham (11).

History

The diocese was erected on 20 July 1917 from the Archdiocese of Westminster. The current bishop is the Right Reverend Alan Williams, the seventh Bishop of Brentwood.

Past and Present Ordinaries

Main article: Bishop of Brentwood

• Bernard Nicholas Ward (appointed on 20 July 1917 – died in office on 21 January 1920)
• Arthur Doubleday (appointed on 7 May 1920 – died in office on 23 January 1951)
• George Andrew Beck, A.A. (succeeded on 23 January 1951 – translated to the Diocese of Salford on 28 November 1955)
• Bernard Patrick Wall (appointed on 30 November 1955 – retired on 14 April 1969)
• Patrick Joseph Casey (appointed on 2 December 1969 – resigned on 12 December 1979)
• Thomas McMahon (appointed on 16 June 1980 – resigned on 14 April 2014)
• Alan Williams (current ordinary, appointed on 14 April 2014)

External links

• Diocese of Brentwood website