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Suffragan diocese Brentwood, United Kingdom

Diocese of Brentwood

Brentvooden(sis)

Latin Church

The Diocese of Brentwood is a Latin rite diocese covering Essex and several East London boroughs in England, erected on 20 July 1917 from the Archdiocese of Westminster. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Westminster. Its seat is the Cathedral of St Mary and St Helen in Brentwood.

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Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral of St Mary and St Helen, Brentwood, in Brentwood, United Kingdom.

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Established
1917
Catholics
225,700
Priests
115
Territory
3,967 km²

Parishes and churches

122 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Bishop
Alan Williams
Born
15 March 1951
Birthplace
Oldham
Institute
SOCIETÀ DI MARIA (MARIANISTI)

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The cathedral

Cathedral of St Mary and St Helen, Brentwood stands in Brentwood, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

The historic county of Essex forms the territory of the Diocese of Brentwood (Latin: Dioecesis Brentvoodensis), a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic church in England and a suffragan of the Catholic Archdiocese of Westminster.

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