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Bishop of Brentwood

Catholic ecclesial title in England

Summary

Catholic ecclesial title in England

Field	Value
bishopric	Brentwood
border	catholic
incumbent	Alan Williams
province	Westminster
established	20 July 1917
cathedral	St Mary's and St Helen's, Brentwood
first_incumbent	Bernard Nicholas Ward
diocese	Brentwood

The Bishop of Brentwood is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brentwood in the Province of Westminster, England.

Overview

The diocese covers the historic county of Essex, an area of 3959 km2 comprising the non-metropolitan county of Essex, the unitary authorities of Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock, and from Greater London, 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 bishop's seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Mary and Saint Helen.

History

The diocese was erected on 20 July 1917 from the Archdiocese of Westminster. The current bishop is the Right Reverend Alan Williams, the 7th Bishop of Brentwood. He is a member of the Society of Mary and director of the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham.

List of the Bishops of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brentwood, England

Bishops of Brentwood	From	Until	Incumbent	Notes
1917	1920	Bernard Nicholas Ward	Appointed Apostolic Administrator of Brentwood on 22 March 1917 and consecrated on 10 April 1917. Appointed Bishop of Brentwood on 20 July 1917. Died in office on 21 January 1920.
1920	1951	Arthur Doubleday	bishop	bdoub	Bishop Arthur Doubleday	26 June 2011}}
1951	1955	George Andrew Beck, A.A.	Appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Brentwood on 7 August 1948 and consecrated on 21 September 1948. Succeeded Bishop of Brentwood on 23 January 1951. Translated to Salford on 28 November 1955.
1955	1969	Bernard Patrick Wall	bishop	bwallb	Bishop Bernard Patrick Wall	26 June 2011}}
1969	1979	Patrick Joseph Casey	bishop	bcaseyp	Bishop Patrick Joseph Casey	26 June 2011}}
1980	2014	Thomas McMahon	bishop	bmcmahon	Bishop Thomas McMahon	26 June 2011}} Announced his retirement in 2011.
2014	present	Alan Williams	Appointed 14 April 2014, took office 1 July 2014.

References

Nevertheless, he still must take canonical possession of the diocese according to [https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/_P1E.HTM canon 382] {{webarchive. link. (December 8, 2013 .)
{{Catholic-hierarchy. diocese. dbren. Diocese of Brentwood. 26 June 2011
[http://www.indcatholicnews.com/news.php?viewStory=24551 Pope appoints new Bishop of Brentwood] from ''Independent Catholic News'' retrieved 14 April 2014
{{Catholic-hierarchy. bishop. bwardb. Bishop Bernard Nicholas Ward. 26 June 2011
{{Catholic-hierarchy. bishop. bdoub. Bishop Arthur Doubleday. 26 June 2011
{{Catholic-hierarchy. bishop. bbeckg. Archbishop George Andrew Beck, A.A.. 26 June 2011
{{Catholic-hierarchy. bishop. bwallb. Bishop Bernard Patrick Wall. 26 June 2011
{{Catholic-hierarchy. bishop. bcaseyp. Bishop Patrick Joseph Casey. 26 June 2011
{{Catholic-hierarchy. bishop. bmcmahon. Bishop Thomas McMahon. 26 June 2011
"Fr Alan Williams named new Bishop of Brentwood | CatholicHerald.co.uk".

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