Diocese of Brentwood

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Diocese of Brentwood

Dioecesis Brentvoodensis
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Location
CountryFlag of England.svg England
TerritoryEssex, Barking, Dagenham, Havering, Newham, Redbridge and Waltham Forest.
Ecclesiastical province Westminster
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Westminster
Deaneries 12
Statistics
Area3,967 km2 (1,532 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2012)
  • 2,789,000
  • 225,700 (8.1%)
Parishes82
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Latin Rite
Established20 July 1917
Cathedral Brentwood Cathedral
Secular priests 115
Current leadership
Pope Leo XIV
Bishop Alan Williams
Metropolitan Archbishop Vincent Nichols
Vicar General Kevin Hale
Bishops emeritus Thomas McMahon
Map
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The Diocese of Brentwood within the Province of Westminster
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Diocese of Brentwood

The Diocese of Brentwood (Latin : Dioecesis Brentvoodensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic church in England. The diocese is a suffragan of the Catholic Archdiocese of Westminster.

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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 Alan Williams, the seventh Bishop of Brentwood.

Bishops

Past and Present Ordinaries

Coadjutor Bishops

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

See also

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