Deaneries 12 Phone +44 1277 265282 | Ecclesiastical province Westminster Area 3,967 km² | |
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Metropolitan Archdiocese of Westminster Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2012)2,789,000225,700 (8.1%) Address Cathedral House, 28 Ingrave Rd, Brentwood CM15 8AT, UK Similar Brentwood Cathedral of SS Mar, St Mary Mother Of God R C, The Most Holy Redeeme, St Edwards R C Church, The Most Holy Trinity Profiles | ||
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.
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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 the Right Reverend Alan Williams, the seventh Bishop of Brentwood.