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Roman Catholic Bishop of Arundel and Brighton

Roman Catholic Bishop of Arundel and Brighton

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The Bishop of Arundel and Brighton is the ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Arundel and Brighton in the Province of Southwark, England.[1]

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On 21 May 2015, Pope Francis appointed Richard Moth to be the fifth bishop of Arundel and Brighton.[2] He was installed on 28 May 2015 at Arundel Cathedral.[3] The most recent former bishop was the Right Reverend Kieran Thomas Conry, the fourth bishop of the diocese,[1] who announced his resignation on 27 September 2014, and which was accepted by Pope Francis on 4 October 2014.[4]

The Diocese of Arundel and Brighton was created on 28 May 1965 out of the Diocese of Southwark when the latter was elevated to archdiocese status.[1]

The diocese covers 1,929 sq mi (4,997 km2) and consists of the counties of East and West Sussex and Surrey outside the Greater London Boroughs. The see is in the town of Arundel where the bishop's seat is located in the Cathedral Church of Our Lady & Saint Philip Howard.[1]

List of the Bishops of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Arundel and Brighton

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    "Diocese of Arundel and Brighton". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
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    "Pope Francis Appoints Bishop Richard Moth as the New Bishop of Arundel and Brighton". Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales. 21 March 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
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    "Bishop - Diocese of Arundel and Brighton". dabnet.org. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
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    "'Unfaithful' Bishop of Arundel and Brighton resigns". BBC News. 27 September 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
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    "Bishop David John Cashman". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
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    "Archbishop Michael George Bowen". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
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    "Bishop Kieran Thomas Conry". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
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