Diocese of East Anglia
| Diocese of East Anglia | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Westminster |
| Diocesan bishop | Alan Stephen Hopes |
| founding | 1976 |
| surface | 12,559 km² |
| Parishes | 51 (2019 / AP 2020 ) |
| Residents | 2,487,200 (2019 / AP 2020 ) |
| Catholics | 108,000 (2019 / AP 2020 ) |
| proportion of | 4.3% |
| Diocesan priest | 81 (2019 / AP 2020 ) |
| Religious priest | 36 (2019 / AP 2020 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 923 |
| Permanent deacons | 35 (2019 / AP 2020 ) |
| Friars | 42 (2019 / AP 2020 ) |
| Religious sisters | 91 (2019 / AP 2020 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of St. John the Baptist |
| Website | www.rcdea.org.uk |
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The Roman Catholic diocese of East Anglia ( Latin : Dioecesis Angliae Orientalis ), which has its seat in Norwich , was detached from the diocese of Northampton on March 13, 1976 and extends over the areas of Cambridge , Norfolk and Suffolk , a region of strong population growth.
Bishops
- Alan Charles Clark (1976-1995)
- Peter David Smith (1995-2001) (later Archbishop of Cardiff )
- Michael Charles Evans (2003–11 July 2011)
- Alan Stephen Hopes (since 2013)
Illustrations
St. John the Baptist Cathedral in Norwich
Coat of arms of the Diocese of East Anglia
Web links
- Homepage of the Diocese of East Anglia (English)
- Entry on the Diocese of East Anglia on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Bishops of East Anglia. Bishop Michael Evans 2003-2011. Diocese of East Anglia, 2017, accessed December 9, 2017 .