Richard Moth
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The Right Reverend Richard Moth |
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| Bishop of Arundel and Brighton | |
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| See | Arundel and Brighton |
| Appointed | 21 March 2015 |
| Installed | 28 May 2015 |
| Predecessor | Kieran Conry |
| Other posts | Bishop of the Forces (2009-2015) |
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| Ordination | 3 July 1982 |
| Consecration | 29 September 2009 by Kevin John Patrick McDonald |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Charles Phillip Richard Moth |
| Born |
8 July 1958 Chingola, Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
| Parents | Charles and Barbara Moth |
Charles Phillip Richard Moth (born 8 July 1958) is a British Roman Catholic prelate. Since May 2015, he has served as the Bishop of Arundel and Brighton. Previously, he was Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Southwark from 2001 to 2009, and the Bishop of the Forces from 2009 to 2015.
Charles Phillip Richard Moth was born in 1958 in Chingola, Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia), and immigrated to the United Kingdom at the age of two. He was educated at The Judd School in Tonbridge, Kent. He trained for the priesthood at St John's Seminary, Wonersh.
Moth was ordained to the priesthood (Catholic Church) on 3 July 1982. He served as Curate at St Bede's, Clapham Park and as a judge at the Southwark Metropolitan Tribunal before being sent to do further study in Ottawa, gaining a Licentiate and then a Master's in Canon Law. In 1987 he returned to Southwark and was curate at St Saviour's, Lewisham, during which appointment he was also a Territorial Army chaplain, serving with 217 General Hospital RAMC (V).
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