Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia
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This article is about the current Diocese of East Anglia, organized in 1976. For the former Dioceses of East Anglia, see Diocese of the East Angles and Diocese of Norwich.
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.
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Diocese of East Anglia Dioecesis Angliae Orientalis | |
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Location | |
Country | England |
Territory | Counties of Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, and the Unitary Authority of Peterborough |
Ecclesiastical province | Westminster |
Deaneries | Bury St Edmunds, Cambridge, Great Yarmouth, Ipswich, King's Lynn, Norwich, Peterborough |
Coordinates | 52°24′11″N 0°54′11″E |
Statistics | |
Area | 12,570 km2 (4,850 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2019) 2,487,200 108,000[1] (4.3%) |
Parishes | 50 |
Schools | 28[2] |
Information | |
Denomination | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 13 March 1976; 48 years ago (1976-03-13) |
Cathedral | St John the Baptist Cathedral, Norwich |
Patron saints | Our Lady of Walsingham, St. Felix, St. Etheldreda, St. Edmund |
Secular priests | 96 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Peter Collins |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Vincent Nichols |
Vicar General | David Bagstaff |
Bishops emeritus | Alan Hopes |
Map | |
Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia, within the Province of Westminster | |
Website | |
RCDEA.org.uk |
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