Bishop of Arundel and Brighton
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The Bishop of Arundel and Brighton is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Arundel and Brighton in the Province of Southwark.
The diocese covers 4,997 km² of the Counties of East and West Sussex and Surrey outside the Greater London Boroughs. The see is in the town of Arundel where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Philip Neri.
The diocese was erected on 28 May 1965 from the Diocese of Southwark, upon the elevation of that diocese to archdiocese status. The current bishop is The Right Reverend Kieran Thomas Conry, the 4th Bishop of Arundel and Brighton.
[edit] List of the Bishops of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Arundel and Brighton, England
(Any dates appearing in italics indicate de facto continuation of office. The start date of tenure below is the date of appointment or succession. Where known, the date of installation and ordination as bishop are listed in the notes together with the post held prior to appointment.)
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 14 June 1965 to 14 March 1971 | David John Cashman | Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster; died in office |
| 14 March 1971 to 28 March 1977 | Michael George Bowen | Coadjutor Bishop of Arundel and Brighton; appointed Archbishop of Southwark |
| 17 November 1977 to 15 February 2000 | Cormac Murphy-O'Connor | Priest of Portsmouth; ordained 21 December 1977; appointed Archbishop of Westminster |
| 8 May 2001 to present | Kieran Thomas Conry | Priest of Birmingham, England; ordained 9 June 2001 |
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| Birmingham | Clifton | Shrewsbury | |
| Southwark | Arundel & Brighton | Plymouth | Portsmouth | |
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| Cardiff | Menevia | Wrexham | |
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