Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia

Diocese of East Anglia

Dioecesis Angliae Orientalis
Arms of the Roman Catholic
Diocese of East Anglia
Location
CountryEngland
TerritoryCounties of Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, and the Unitary Authority of Peterborough
Ecclesiastical provinceWestminster
DeaneriesBury St Edmunds, Cambridge, Great Yarmouth, Ipswich, King's Lynn, Norwich, Peterborough
Coordinates52°24′11″N 0°54′11″E / 52.403°N 0.903°E / 52.403; 0.903
Statistics
Area12,570 km2 (4,850 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2019)
2,487,200
108,000[2] (4.3%)
Parishes50
Schools28[1]
Information
DenominationLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established13 March 1976 (1976-03-13)
CathedralSt John the Baptist Cathedral, Norwich
Patron saintsOur Lady of Walsingham,
St. Felix,
St. Etheldreda,
St. Edmund
Secular priests96
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopPeter Collins
Metropolitan ArchbishopVincent Nichols
Vicar GeneralDavid Bagstaff
Bishops emeritusAlan Hopes
Map
Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia, within the Province of Westminster
Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia,
within the Province of Westminster
Website
RCDEA.org.uk

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.

  1. ^ "Find a School". www.RCDEA.org.uk. Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Catholic Hierarchy: Diocese of East Anglia". www.Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 22 July 2020.

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