Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia explained

Jurisdiction:Diocese
East Anglia
Latin:Dioecesis Angliae Orientalis
Country:England
Territory:Counties of Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, and the Unitary Authority of Peterborough
Province:Westminster
Deaneries:Bury St Edmunds, Cambridge, Great Yarmouth, Ipswich, King's Lynn, Norwich, Peterborough
Area Km2:12,570
Population:2,487,200
Population As Of:2019
Catholics:108,000[1]
Catholics Percent:4.3
Parishes:50
Schools:28[2]
Denomination:Latin Church
Cathedral:St John the Baptist Cathedral, Norwich
Patron:Our Lady of Walsingham,
St. Felix,
St. Etheldreda,
St. Edmund
Patron Title:Patron saints
Priests:96
Bishop:Peter Collins
Bishop Title:Bishop
Metro Archbishop:Vincent Nichols
Suffragan:for one-->
Vicar General:David Bagstaff
Archdeacon:for one-->
Emeritus Bishops:Alan Hopes
Map:Province of Westminster.png
Website:RCDEA.org.uk

The Diocese of East Anglia (Latin: Dioecesis Angliae Orientalis) is a Latin diocese of the 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 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)

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 MartyrsOur Lady of the Assumption & the English Martyrs, CambridgeCambridge, Cambridgeshirehttps://olem.org.uk/c. 18411890
St LaurenceSt Laurence, CambridgeCambridge, Cambridgeshirehttps://www.saintlaurence.org.uk/early C20th1958
St EtheldredaSt Etheldreda, ElyEly, Cambridgeshirehttp://elyrcchurch.com/c. 18901903
Sacred HeartSacred Heart, St IvesSt Ives, Cambridgeshirehttp://www.sacredheart-stives.org.uk/late C19th1902
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)

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

On, 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.[16]

Ordinaries

See main article: Bishop of East Anglia (modern).

Pilgrimage

The diocese makes up part of the Catholic Association Pilgrimage.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Catholic Hierarchy: Diocese of East Anglia. www.Catholic-Hierarchy.org. 22 July 2020.
  2. Web site: Find a School. www.RCDEA.org.uk. Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia. 18 March 2021.
  3. Web site: Churches. www.RCDEA.org.uk. Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia.
  4. Web site: Home – aldeburghwithleistonrc. aldeburghwithleistonrc. aldeburghwithleistonrc.co.uk. 25 November 2017.
  5. Web site: St Mark's Catholic Parish. Ipswich. St Mark's Catholic Parish. stmarksparish.org.uk. 25 November 2017.
  6. Web site: st-mary.org.uk – Welcome to St Mary's Catholic Parish. st-mary.org.uk. 25 November 2017.
  7. Web site: Home St. Mary Magdalen Roman Catholic Church, Ipswich, Suffolk, UK. Magdalen. St. Mary. marymagdalens.org. 25 November 2017.
  8. Web site: St Pancras Catholic Church. Ltd.. Glaccum Consulting. stpancraschurch.org.uk. 25 November 2017.
  9. Web site: Parish of Woodbridge and Framlingham. wfrcp.org.uk. 25 November 2017.
  10. Web site: Calendar of Events. stthomas-woodbridge.co.uk. 25 November 2017.
  11. Web site: St. Dominic's Catholic Church, Downham Market. stdomsdownham.blogspot.co.uk. 25 November 2017.
  12. Web site: Walsingham National Shrine of Our Lady at Walsingham. www.walsingham.org.uk. 25 November 2017.
  13. Web site: Our Lady & St Charles Borromeo Roman Catholic Parish Church. catholic-wisbech.uk. 25 November 2017.
  14. News: Home. The Cathedral of St John the Baptist. 25 November 2017.
  15. Web site: www.stpeterandallsouls.org.uk – Welcome. stpeterandallsouls.org.uk. 25 November 2017.
  16. Web site: History of the Diocese.

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