Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia

The Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia is a diocese of the Latin Church 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.

Diocese of East Anglia

Dioecesis Angliae Orientalis
Arms of the Roman Catholic
Diocese of East Anglia
Location
CountryEngland
TerritoryCounties of Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, and the Unitary Authority of Peterborough
Ecclesiastical provinceWestminster
MetropolitanWestminster
DeaneriesBury St Edmunds, Cambridge, Great Yarmouth, Ipswich, King's Lynn, Norwich, Peterborough
Coordinates52°24′11″N 0°54′11″E
Statistics
Area12,570 km2 (4,850 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)		(as of 2019)
2,487,200
108,000[1] (4.3%)
Parishes50
Schools28[2]
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic (RC)
RiteLatin Rite
Established13 March 1976 (1976-03-13)
CathedralSt John the Baptist Cathedral, Norwich
Patron saintsOur Lady of Walsingham,
St. Felix,
St. Etheldreda,
St. Edmund
Secular priests96
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopAlan Hopes
Metropolitan ArchbishopVincent Nichols
Vicar GeneralAnthony Rogers
Map

Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia,
within the Province of Westminster
Website
RCDEA.org.uk

Statistics

There are 85,309 members of the church, who belong to the 50 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).

Churches

The diocese is divided into seven deaneries, which are in turn divided into 50 parishes. Note that the list below is not exhaustive, and includes only notable parishes.

Deanery of Bury St Edmunds (St Edmund)
parish namechurchlocationwebfoundedbuilding
St Edmund St Edmund King & Martyr, Bury St Edmunds Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 1763 1837

Masses are also said at RAF Lakenheath, at Clare Priory, at the Monastery of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Quidenham, at the care home of the Sisters of Our Lady of Grace and Compassion in Great Barton, and in the villages of Cavendish and Woolpit.[3]

Deanery of Cambridge (St Andrew)
parish namechurchlocationwebfoundedbuilding
Our Lady & the English Martyrs Our Lady of the Assumption & the English Martyrs, Cambridge Cambridge, Cambridgeshire c. 1841 1890
St Laurence St Laurence, Cambridge Cambridge, Cambridgeshire early C20th 1958
St Etheldreda St Etheldreda, Ely Ely, Cambridgeshire c. 1890 1903
Sacred Heart Sacred Heart, St Ives St Ives, Cambridgeshire late C19th 1902

Masses are also said at RAF Alconbury, at Blackfriars, the Dominican Priory of St Michael, Cambridge, at Fisher House University Chaplaincy, and in the villages of Bar Hill and Papworth Everard.[3]

Deanery of Great Yarmouth (St Peter)
parish namechurchlocationwebfoundedbuilding
Great Yarmouth St Mary, Great Yarmouth Great Yarmouth, Norfolk 1824 1850

1No longer listed on diocesan website.

Deanery of Ipswich (St Edward)

Deanery of King's Lynn (St Wilfrid)

Deanery of Norwich (St Felix)

Deanery of Peterborough (St Hugh)

History

[16]Formed in March 1976 by a papal decree, the Diocese of East Anglia comprises the counties of Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire and the city of Peterborough.

On 13 March 1976, by decree Quod Ecumenicum, Pope Paul VI formed the Diocese of East Anglia out of the Diocese of Northampton.

On 2 June 1976 the new diocese received its first bishop, Alan Clark. Bishop Alan had previously been Auxiliary Bishop of Northampton and co-chairman of ARCIC (Anglican/Roman Catholic International Commission). Being the first bishop of the new diocese, Bishop Alan 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 Alan led a number of Lourdes Pilgrimages.

Following his 75th birthday in August 1994 Bishop Alan retired as Bishop of East Anglia.

On 21 March 1995 Peter Smith, Rector of St John's Seminary, Southwark Archdiocese, was appointed the second Bishop of East Anglia by Pope John-Paul II. He was ordained Bishop in St John's Cathedral in Norwich on Saturday 27 May 1995 by the late Cardinal Basil Hume.

On Friday 14 February 2003 Pope John Paul II appointed Canon Michael Evans as the third Bishop of East Anglia. He succeeded the Most Rev Peter Smith, who became the Archbishop of Cardiff (and later the Archbishop of Southwark).

Canon Michael was ordained as the third bishop of East Anglia at St John's Cathedral on Wednesday 19 March 2003.

Sadly, Bishop Michael Evans died after a very brave fight against cancer on 11 July 2011, whilst still in office.

Following Bishop Michael's death, Vicar General Fr David Bagstaff acted as Diocesan Administrator during the inter-regnum.

On 11 June 2013 Pope Francis appointed Bishop Alan Hopes as the fourth Bishop of East Anglia and he was duly installed on 16 July 2013 at St John's Cathedral, by Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster, in front of a congregation of nearly 2,000 people.

In November 2014, Bishop Alan was made a Knight Commander with Star of The Equestrian Order of The Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem.

A Cathedral Chapter was established with the installation of nine Canons at a Solemn Mass at St John the Baptist on 17 March 2016. The Canons also act as a College of Consultors for the bishop.

On 3 June 2016 the Diocese of East Anglia celebrated its 40th Anniversary with a Mass at St John's Cathedral. The preacher was Cardinal Nichols.

The Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain, His Excellency Archbishop Edward Adams, conducted a four-day visit to the Diocese of East Anglia in May 2019.

Ordinaries
Main article: Bishop of East Anglia

Pilgrimage

The diocese makes up part of the Catholic Association Pilgrimage.

References
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  12. "Walsingham | National Shrine of Our Lady at Walsingham". www.walsingham.org.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
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  14. "Home". The Cathedral of St John the Baptist. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  15. "www.stpeterandallsouls.org.uk – Welcome". stpeterandallsouls.org.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  16. "History of the Diocese".
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