Diocese of Brentwood
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Diocese of Brentwood Dioecesis Brentvoodensis |
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| Location | |
| Country | England |
| Territory | Essex, Barking, Dagenham, Havering, Newham, Redbridge and Waltham Forest. |
| Ecclesiastical province | Westminster |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Westminster |
| Deaneries | 12 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 3,967 km2 (1,532 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2012) 2,789,000 225,700 (8.1%) |
| Parishes | 82 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 20 July 1917 |
| Cathedral | Brentwood Cathedral |
| Secular priests | 115 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Alan Williams |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Vincent Nichols |
| Vicar General | Kevin Hale |
| Emeritus Bishops | Thomas McMahon |
| Map | |
 The Diocese of Brentwood within the Province of Westminster |
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| Website | |
| dioceseofbrentwood.net | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Brentwood is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in England. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Westminster.
The diocese covers the traditional county of Essex, an area of 3,959 km² comprising the non-metropolitan County of Essex, the unitary authorities of Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock, and the London boroughs of Barking & Dagenham, Havering, Newham, Redbridge and Waltham Forest, matching Essex's historic boundaries and the Anglican Diocese of Chelmsford. The see is in the town of Brentwood where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Mary and Saint Helen. It has 82 parishes, among these 47 parishes are in London; Havering (11), Barking and Dagenham (6), Redbridge (11), Waltham Forest (8), Newham (11).
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