Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia

Coordinates: 52°24′11″N 0°54′11″E / 52.403°N 0.903°E / 52.403; 0.903

Diocese of East Anglia
Dioecesis Angliae Orientalis
Location
Country England
Territory Counties of Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire
Ecclesiastical province Westminster
Metropolitan Westminster
Deaneries Bury St Edmunds, Cambridge, Coastal, Ipswich, King's Lynn, Norwich, North Norfolk, Peterborough
Statistics
Area 12,570 km2 (4,850 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2011)
2,873,000
99,800[1] (3.5%)
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Latin Rite
Established 13 March 1976
Cathedral St John the Baptist Cathedral, Norwich
Secular priests 96
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Alan Hopes
Metropolitan Archbishop Vincent Nichols
Vicar General Anthony Rogers
Map

Diocese of East Anglia within the Province of Westminster
Website
www.eastangliadiocese.org.uk

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

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 (24 September), St Felix (8 March) and St Edmund (20 November).

Boundaries

The diocese is divided into eight deaneries, which are in turn divided into 59 parishes.

History

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

On 2 June 1976, the new diocese received its first bishop, Alan Clark. Bishop 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. As 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.

Ordinaries

Main article: Bishop of East Anglia

Pilgrimage

The diocese makes up part of the Catholic Association Pilgrimage.

References

  1. ↑ "Catholic Hierarchy: Diocese of East Anglia". Retrieved 2008-11-28.
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