Diocese of Arundel and Brighton

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Bishop(s) Kieran Thomas Conry, Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 28 May 1965 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Southwark Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: England Region: Great Britain Square Kilometers: 4,998 (1,930 Square Miles) Description: Comprising: Counties of East Sussex and West Sussex and the County of Surrey outside the Greater London Boroughs. Official Web Site: http://www.dabnet.org/ Mailing Address: Bishop's House, The Upper Drive, Hove, East Sussex BN3 6NE, England, Great Britian Telephone: (01273) 506.387 Fax: 501.527

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• David John Cashman † (14 Jun 1965 Appointed - 14 Mar 1971 Died)
• Michael George Bowen (14 Mar 1971 Succeeded - 28 Mar 1977 Appointed, Archbishop of Southwark)
• Cormac Murphy-O'Connor (17 Nov 1977 Appointed - 15 Feb 2000 Appointed, Archbishop of Westminster)
• Kieran Thomas Conry (8 May 2001 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
28 May 1965	Erected	Diocese of Southwark	Diocese of Arundel and Brighton (erected)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1969	141,000	2,000,000	7.0%	208	158	366	385		158	1,167	114	ap1971
1980	151,380	2,000,000	7.6%	215	130	345	438	3	170	1,218	114	ap1981
1990	152,000	2,100,000	7.2%	198	81	279	544	10	113	831	115	ap1991
1999	162,590	3,016,000	5.4%	185	61	246	660	12	94	578	114	ap2000
2000	162,820	3,020,000	5.4%	182	74	256	636	13	82	574	114	ap2001
2001	171,209	3,030,000	5.7%	177	68	245	698	13	88	555	114	ap2002
2002	153,639	3,030,000	5.1%	172	66	238	645		87	534	116	ap2003
2003	153,639	3,000,000	5.1%	170	60	230	667	22	92	524	116	ap2004
2004	146,672	3,000,000	4.9%	171	62	233	629	20	78	511	116	ap2005
2006	111,500	3,014,000	3.7%	170	64	234	476	26	92	429	115	ap2007

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Michael George Bowen (Priest: 6 Jul 1958; Coadjutor Bishop: 18 May 1970; Bishop: 14 Mar 1971 to 28 Mar 1977)
• Kieran Thomas Conry (Bishop: 8 May 2001 - )
• Bernard Longley (Priest: 12 Dec 1981 to 4 Jan 2003)
• Cormac Murphy-O'Connor (Bishop: 17 Nov 1977 to 15 Feb 2000)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• David John Cashman † (Bishop: 14 Jun 1965 to 14 Mar 1971)
• Maurice Noël Léon Couve de Murville † (Priest: 29 Jun 1957 to 22 Jan 1982)