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Installed
  
1 July 2014

Role
  
Bishop

Consecration
  
July 1, 2014

Name
  
Alan Williams

Ordination
  
April 30, 1983


Denomination
  
Roman Catholic

Predecessor
  
Thomas McMahon

Nationality
  
British

Parents
  
Veronica Williams

Appointed
  
April 14, 2014

Alan Williams (bishop) The Rt Rev Alan Williams Brentwood Diocese

Born
  
March 15, 1951 (age 73) Lancashire, England (
1951-03-15
)

Province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Westminster

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Alan Williams, SM (born 1951) is an English Roman Catholic prelate and 7th Bishop of Brentwood. He is a member of the Marist Order.

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Early life

Born in Lancashire, he trained for the priesthood at Allen Hall before which he obtained a degree in Natural Science from Durham University and a PhD in Psychology from London University. Bishop Williams also has a licentiate in theology from the University of Cambridge and a master's degree in education from the University of Hull.

Career

Williams previously served as Parish Priest at St Lawrence of Canterbury, Sidcup and as Chaplain to Sheffield Hallam University. He is a former Superior of the Marist Fathers in England, a post he held from 2000-2008 and has also served as a school teacher and chaplain.

References

Alan Williams (bishop) Wikipedia