Catholic Diocese of East Anglia

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The Diocese of East Anglia is a diocese of the Latin Rite, covering the counties of Cambridge, Norfolk, Suffolk and also Peterborough in eastern England. The East Anglia Diocese makes up part of the Catholic Association Pilgrimage.

Contents 1 Statistics 2 History 3 Ordinaries 4 Pilgrimage 5 External links

[edit] Statistics

There are 85,309 members of the church who belong to the 59 parishes in the diocese. The patrons of the diocese are Our Lady of Walsingham, (September 24th) St Felix, (May 13th) and St Edmund (November 20th).

[edit] History

On March 13th 1976, by decree Quod Ecumenicum Pope Paul VI formed the Diocese of East Anglia from the Counties of Cambridge, Norfolk and Suffolk, from the Diocese of Northampton.

On 2nd June 1976, the new diocese received its first Bishop, Alan Clark. Bishop Alan Clark had previously been Auxiliary Bishop of Northampton and co-chairman of ARCIC (Anglican/Roman Catholic International Commission), with the cathedral being established at the former parish church of St John the Baptist, Norwich. Being the first Bishop of the new diocese, Bishop Clark had to set up all the necessary instruments and commissions for the diocese to operate successfully. The establishment of the Diocesan Pastoral Council in 1987 strengthened these.

The diocese continued to grow with the development of the Diocesan offices and Diocesan Tribunal attached to Bishop's House in Poringland near Norwich. Bishop Clark led a number of Lourdes Pilgrimages.

The current Bishop of East Anglia is the Rt Revd Michael Evans.

[edit] Ordinaries

• Alan Charles Clark † (26 Apr 1976 Appointed - 21 Mar 1995 Retired)
• Peter Smith (21 Mar 1995 Appointed - 26 Oct 2001 Appointed, Archbishop of Cardiff)
• Michael Charles Evans (14 Feb 2003 Appointed - )

[edit] Pilgrimage

The East Anglia Diocese makes up part of the Catholic Association Pilgrimage.

[edit] External links

• East Anglia Diocese website

Catholic Hierarchy in England and Wales

Province of Westminster Metropolitan See Archdiocese of Westminster Suffragan Sees Diocese of Brentwood · Diocese of East Anglia · Diocese of Northampton · Diocese of Nottingham  Province of Birmingham Metropolitan See Archdiocese of Birmingham Suffragan Sees Diocese of Clifton · Diocese of Shrewsbury  Province of Liverpool Metropolitan See Archdiocese of Liverpool Suffragan Sees Diocese of Hallam · Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle · Diocese of Middlesbrough · Diocese of Lancaster · Diocese of Leeds · Diocese of Salford  Province of Southwark Metropolitan See Archdiocese of Southwark Suffragan Sees Diocese of Arundel and Brighton · Diocese of Plymouth · Diocese of Portsmouth ·  Province of Cardiff Metropolitan See Archdiocese of Cardiff Suffragan Sees Diocese of Menevia · Diocese of Wrexham  Other Dioceses Bishopric of the Forces · Apostolic Exarchate for Ukrainians