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Diocese of Brentwood

Dioecesis Brentvoodensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Alan Stephen Williams, S.M., Bishop
  • Thomas McMahon, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 20 July 1917
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Westminster
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: England
  • Region: Great Britain
  • Square Kilometers: 39,679 (15,326 Square Miles)
  • Description: County of Essex, with Southend-on-Sea, Thurrock, and Greater London Boroughs east of River Lea.
  • Official Web Site: https://www.dioceseofbrentwood.net/
  • Mailing Address: Cathedral House, 28 Ingrave Road, Brentwood, Essex CM15 8AT, England, Great Britain
  • Telephone: (01277)23.22.66
  • Fax: 26.11.52

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
20 July 1917ErectedArchdiocese of Westminster Diocese of Brentwood (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
195082,2601,759,2104.7%94601545348064257ap1951
1959125,2592,170,0005.8%104621667547867477ap1960
1969173,8752,800,0006.2%143642078398870089ap1971
1980187,0753,250,0005.8%1375719496437357093ap1981
1990200,5002,500,0008.0%115551701,17976643097ap1991
1999202,8742,659,0007.6%110431531,32584837195ap2000
2000202,8702,659,0007.6%114421561,30084537195ap2001
2001207,0742,659,0007.8%113411541,34484238092ap2002
2002132,6112,659,0005.0%1134015386684437394ap2003
2003218,9422,703,0548.1%110391491,46994837390ap2004
2004222,7192,710,0008.2%110401501,48484736589ap2005
2006230,7002,758,0008.4%115381531,507104536082ap2007
2012225,7002,789,0008.1%106481541,465116023391ap2013
2015248,6352,850,0008.7%100481481,679145922590ap2016
2018236,9292,852,2008.3%107581651,435146720087ap2019
2020238,5302,871,4758.3%105501551,538145618687ap2021

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


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