Roman Catholic Diocese of Arundel and Brighton
Diocese of Arundel and Brighton
Dioecesis Arundeliensis-Brich-telmestunensis
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Location | |
Country | England |
Territory | Counties of East Sussex and West Sussex and the County of Surrey outside the Greater London Boroughs. |
Ecclesiastical province | Southwark |
Metropolitan | Southwark |
Deaneries | 13 |
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Statistics | |
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Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2012) 3,200,000 196,700 (6.1%) |
Parishes | 94 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 28 May 1965 |
Cathedral | Arundel Cathedral |
Secular priests | 134 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Rt Rev Richard Moth |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Most Rev Peter Smith |
Vicar General |
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Emeritus Bishops | Kieran Conry |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Arundel and Brighton (in Latin: Dioecesis Arundeliensis-Brichtelmestunensis) is a Latin Church Roman Catholic diocese in southern England covering the counties of Sussex and Surrey. The diocese was established on 28 May 1965, having previously been a part of the larger Archdiocese of Southwark.
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Bishops
There have been four bishops of this diocese. The first was Bishop David Cashman who was consecrated on 14 June 1965. He died in March 1971 and was succeeded by Bishop Michael George Bowen, who was translated in April 1977 to head the Archdiocese of Southwark. He was succeeded by then-Bishop Cormac Murphy-O'Connor who, in March 2000, became the 10th Archbishop of Westminster, and later, a Cardinal.
His successor, Bishop Kieran Conry, served from 2001 until his resignation in 2014. On Saturday, 21 March 2015, Pope Francis appointed Bishop Richard Moth, who had been serving as the Catholic Military Ordinary for Great Britain, to be the fifth Bishop of Arundel and Brighton. He was installed on Thursday, 28 May 2015, at Arundel Cathedral, the fiftieth anniversary of the Diocese's creation.[1][2]
Metropolitan Province
The diocese comprises part of the Metropolitan Province of Southwark, which is currently presided over by the Most Reverend Peter Smith, by virtue of his office of Archbishop of Southwark. The diocese itself covers the administrative counties of West and East Sussex, Surrey outside of the Greater London Boroughs, and the unitary authority of Brighton & Hove. It is one of 22 Roman Catholic dioceses in England and Wales.
Geographical area
Situated in the South East of England, the Diocese encompasses a large number of villages and smaller towns, as well as highly populated parts of Surrey, central Sussex and the coastal region running from Chichester to the Kent border. There are a number of universities (Sussex, Brighton, Surrey, Royal Holloway College in Egham) as well as technical colleges and Colleges of Higher Education.
The Diocese is divided into thirteen deaneries, which are subdivided into parishes:
- Brighton and Hove: Brighton; Hove; Peacehaven; Rottingdean with Woodingdean; Southwick with Portslade; universities of Brighton and Sussex
- Cathedral: Arundel; Billingshurst with Pulborough; Bognor Regis with Slindon; Chichester with The Witterings; Midhurst; Petworth; Selsey; Storrington
- Crawley: Crawley; Horsham; East Grinstead with Lingfield and Forest Row; Horley; West Grinstead with Henfield; Worth
- Eastbourne: Eastbourne; Hailsham and Polegate; Eastbourne (Langney), Pevensey Bay and Hampden Park; Newhaven; Seaford
- Epsom: Ashtead; Banstead; Dorking; Effingham; Epsom; Ewell; Fetcham; Leatherhead; Tadworth
- Guildford: Ash with Heath End; Chilworth and Gomshall; Cranleigh with Bramley; Farnham; Godalming; Guildford with Rydes Hill and Merrow; Haslemere, Hindhead and Chiddingfold; Sutton Park; University of Surrey
- Lewes: Burgess Hill; Haywards Heath and Staplefield; Keymer with Hurstpierpoint; Lewes
- Mayfield: Crowborough; Heathfield with Burwash; Mayfield; Uckfield with Herons Ghyll; Wadhurst with Rotherfield
- Redhill: Caterham and Whyteleafe; Oxted and Warlingham; Redhill, Reigate and Merstham
- St Leonards-on-Sea: Battle with Northiam; Bexhill; Hastings; Rye; St Leonards-on-Sea and Hollington
- Weybridge: Addlestone; Chertsey; Cobham; Egham; Esher; Hersham; Molesey; Sunningdale; Thames Ditton; University of London; Walton-on-Thames; Weybridge
- Woking: Camberley and Bagshot; Frimley; Knaphill; West Byfleet; Woking
- Worthing: Adur Valley; East Preston with Angmering; East Worthing; Goring; Littlehampton; Rustington; Worthing
Mass attendance
The Diocese has a weekly Mass attendance of 43,377 persons, which would be approximately one quarter of the total Catholic population. There are 116 parishes with a number of other centres where Mass is celebrated regularly. In April 2005, the Diocese had 182 diocesan and 97 religious priests, as well as 16 permanent deacons. There are a large number of religious institutes, of both men and women, living and working in the Diocese in a number of apostolates. The Diocese has a total of 90 Catholic schools.
Local pilgrimage
The Diocese also founded the Arundel and Brighton Pilgrimage, which now occurs annually during the two weeks running up to the August bank holiday. Though the pilgrimage is largely Roman Catholic, it is in fact ecumenical and there are several Anglican attendants. The first walk took place in 1975 around the Diocese but has since gone on to include cross-country routes through England and Wales, with different themes and stops at various churches and cathedrals.
Anti-abuse policy
In the early 2000s, the sexual abuse scandal in Arundel and Brighton diocese hurt the public's trust in the work of local diocesan officials.
See also
- List of Roman Catholic dioceses in England and Wales
- List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Great Britain
References
External links
- Articles containing Latin-language text
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Arundel and Brighton
- Religious organisations based in England
- Religious organizations established in 1965
- Religion in Surrey
- Religion in East Sussex
- Religion in West Sussex
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century