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£2.00 DIOCESE OF EAST ANGLIA 2020 YEARBOOK & CALENDAR 1 DIOCESE OF EAST ANGLIA (Province of Westminster) Charity No. 278742 Website: www.rcdea.org.uk Twinned with The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem and The Apostolic Prefecture of Battambang, Cambodia PATRONS OF THE DIOCESE Our Lady of Walsingham, September 24 St Felix, March 8 St Edmund, November 20 St Etheldreda, June 23 BISHOP Rt Rev Alan Stephen Hopes BD AKC Bishop’s Residence: The White House, 21 Upgate, Poringland, Norwich, Norfolk NR14 7SH. Tel: (01508) 492202 Fax:(01508) 495358 Email: [email protected] Website: www.rcdea.org.uk Cover Illustration: Bishop Alan with the five newly-ordained priests outside the Cathedral of St John the Baptist in Norwich in July. 2 Contents CONTENTS Map of the Diocese of East Anglia............................................................. 4 Bishop Alan’s Foreword.............................................................................. 5 Diocese of East Anglia Contacts................................................................ 7 Key Diary Dates 2020.................................................................................. 14 Pope Francis................................................................................................ 15 Catholic Church in England and Wales..................................................... 15 Diocese of East Anglia................................................................................ 19 Departments................................................................................................ 23 Commissions.............................................................................................. 27 Other Offices............................................................................................... 29 Pastoral Statistics....................................................................................... 32 Year in the Life of the Diocese................................................................... 35 Caritas East Anglia.................................................................................... 68 Vocations..................................................................................................... 70 Obituaries.................................................................................................... 75 Building Bridges.......................................................................................... 78 Parish Directory........................................................................................... 81 Deaneries..................................................................................................... 111 Schools Directory....................................................................................... 113 Hospitals Directory.....................................................................................119 Prisons Directory........................................................................................ 126 Clergy and Religious Directory................................................................. 128 Financial Report......................................................................................... 142 Second Collections.................................................................................... 145 Organisations and Societies Directory.................................................... 147 Retreat Centres ......................................................................................... 158 Diocesan Calendar for East Anglia 2020................................................. 161 3 DIOCESE OF EAST ANGLIA 2020 Yearbook and Liturgical Calendar EDITOR Keith Morris Director of Communications Email: [email protected] Updates to: Bishop’s PA c/o The White House, 21 Upgate, Poringland, Norwich, Norfolk NR14 7SH. Tel: (01508) 493956 Email: [email protected] Published annually – 37th edition Publisher: Cathcom Ltd For advertising enquiries tel: 01440 730399 or email: [email protected] 4 Map MAP OF DIOCESE OF EAST ANGLIA e n i r h S l a n o i t a N c i l o h t a C n o t s w a S Foreword 5 BISHOP ALAN’S FOREWORD Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, One of the most joyful moments of the last year in the Diocese was the ordination of seven new priests, one new deacon and three permanent deacons. What a great moment of grace for us – a moment of humble thanks to the Lord for his great goodness and love towards us. There are still five seminari - ans studying for the priest - hood and two men who are in a propadeutic year, working in Peterborough and Sawston. We also have three men studying for the permanent diaconate with two more being discerned. Please pray for them all and pray for more to re - spond to God’s call to serve him across the Church. November 17, 2019, saw the launch of Caritas East Anglia, with the appoint - ment of our Caritas Co-ordinator, Jacinta Goode, and with a lunch for homeless people in Norwich. The latter took place in the cathedral but was hosted by all our parishes with a representa - tive from each looking after one of our guests. There will be events during the year around the Diocese to make the work of Caritas widely known. I am grateful to all our parishes for the ways in which you support the local work that is carried out amongst the most needy and marginalised in our society. By the time you receive this Yearbook we will be about to begin The Year of the God who Speaks. This is to celebrate the 1,600th anniversary of the death of St Jerome who was a celebrated Scripture Scholar in the early Church. He painstakingly translated the Greek version of the Scriptures into Latin – the translation we know today as the Vulgate. He wrote many important commentaries on the Scriptures which are filled with deep spiritual wisdom. It was St Jerome who said: “Ignorance of the Scriptures is ignorance of Christ”. This Year also commemorates the tenth anniversary of the Apostolic Exhortation of the 6 now Emeritus Pope Benedict, Verbum Domini, which is the most important document on the Word of God since the Second Vatican Council. In it, Pope Benedict, summarised the reflections of the Synod Fathers who met in 2008 to discuss the 'word of God in the life and mission of the Church'. Among many practical suggestions, Pope Benedict called on parishes to devote time and effort to celebrations of the Word especially during the great liturgical seasons, that all Catholic families should own a Bible and keep it in a worthy place in the house, and that priests ensure their homilies "bring the scriptural message to life in a way that helps the faithful to realise that God's Word is present and at work in their everyday lives." (n. 59) The Pope reminds us that the Bible is not just simply a word from the past, but a living and timely word. I hope that during this year, each parish, each priest, each family and each individual might explore ways in which we can make the above suggestions a reality in our own lives. Finally, I wish to thank those who have played any part in the publication of this Yearbook. It is a record of the ongoing mission of our Diocese. Be assured of my prayers and good wishes, Rt Rev Alan Hopes, Bishop of East Anglia Contacts 7 DIOCESE OF EAST ANGLIA CONTACTS BISHOP’S OFFICE Bishop’s Private Secretary – Fr Padráig Hawkins Tel: 01508 492589 Email: [email protected] BIshop’s PA – Mrs Laura Theobald Tel: 01508 493956 Fax: 01508 495358 Email: [email protected] Director of Finance & Resources – Matthew Fernandez-Graham Tel: 01508 492540 Fax: 01508 495358 Email: [email protected] Diocesan Offices: Open Monday to Friday 9am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm Tel: 01508 492202 Fax: 01508 495358 Email: [email protected] Vicar General – Rev Canon David Bagstaf f Tel: 01284 754358 Email: [email protected] Marriage Tribunal and Vicar Judicial – Rev Canon Simon Blakesley Monday - Friday 9am to 1pm Tel: 01508 495168 Fax: 01508 495358 Email: [email protected] Chancellor – Rt Rev Mgr Canon Eugène Harkness Tel: 01223 224852 Email: [email protected] Vice Chancellor – Rev Canon Mark Hackeson Tel: 01760 721418 Email: [email protected] Vicars for Religious – The Rt Rev Charles Fitzgerald-Lombard OSB Tel: 01986 893355 Sr Thomas More Prentice FDC Email: [email protected] Permanent Diaconate Director – Rev Canon Mathew George Tel: 07939 920844 Email: [email protected] Refugee Council – Rev Provost David Paul Tel: 01603 624615 Email: [email protected] Vocations Director – Rev Patrick Cleary Tel: 01223 704640 Email: [email protected] Diocesan Safeguarding Co-ordinator – Mr Michael Thurley Tel: 0208 505 4199 Mobile: 07429 215344 Email: [email protected] Diocesan Director of Communications – Mr Keith Morris Tel: 07712 787762 Email: [email protected] 8 Contacts Diocesan Web Manager – Mr Gavin Dvelys Tel: 07956 916948 Email: [email protected] Diocesan Director of Music – Mr Daniel Justin Tel: 01603 728935 Email: [email protected] Diocesan Schools’ Service Commission Director – Mrs Julie O’Connor Tel: 01508 495509 Fax: 01508 495358 Email: [email protected] Diocesan Youth Services Director – Mr Hamish MacQueen Tel: 07812 004934 Email: [email protected] Diocesan Archivists – Michael and Gill Hill Email: [email protected] Diocesan Data Protection Lead – Matthew Fernandez-Graham Tel: 01508 492540 Email: [email protected] DEPARTMENTS AND COMMISSIONS Department for the New Evangelisation Rev Karol Porczak (MS) Tel: 01480 462192 Chaplain for