Richard Pain

The Reverend

Richard Pain
The Reverend; Richard Pain
Priest
	Pain in 2009
Church	Roman Catholic Church
See	Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham
Other post(s)	Bishop of Monmouth (2013–2019; CiW) ; Archdeacon of Monmouth (2009–2013; CiW)
Orders
Ordination	1984 (Anglican deacon) ; 1985 (Anglican priest) ; 2024 (Catholic deacon and priest)
Consecration	2013 (Anglican bishop)
Personal details
Born	Richard Edward Pain; 21 September 1956 (age 67)
Nationality	British
Denomination	Catholicism ; Anglicanism (formerly)
Children	3
Profession	Deacon, theologian
Alma mater	Bristol University; University of Wales, Cardiff

Richard Edward Pain (born 21 September 1956) is a British Roman Catholic priest and former Anglican prelate who served as Bishop of Monmouth in the Church in Wales from 2013 to 2019. In June 2023, it was announced he would join the Catholic Church via the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham.^[1] He was ordained a Catholic deacon and then as a Catholic priest in June 2024.^[2]

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^ Luxmoore, Jonathan (26 June 2024). "British bishop's historic ordination shows Rome's strong support for ordinariates' mission". National Catholic Reporter. Retrieved 27 June 2024.