Our Diocese
Welcome to the Diocese of Arundel & Brighton, we are a welcoming community of people committed to Christ and His Church.
Welcome to the Diocese of Arundel & Brighton, we are a welcoming community of people committed to Christ and His Church.
'Thank you for your visiting the Arundel & Brighton Diocesan Website – a ‘window’ into the life of the Catholic Church in Surrey and Sussex, a welcoming community of people committed to Christ and His Church. If the Gospel Message is new to you, or if you are seeking detailed information about the Diocese, this site will help you to explore the many ways in which the life of the Diocese and its parishes can help you on your pilgrimage of life.'
People across our wonderful parishes are invited to attend and contribute.
The visit will provide enriching opportunities for prayer and reflection.
'Believers need to journey in faith & worship with their fellow disciples.'
Refugees and asylum seekers "should be welcomed and respected".
The word vocation comes from the Latin ‘vocare’, meaning ‘to call’ - so a vocation is a calling. Everyone has a vocation. Our first call is to love God and to be holy, or as Pope Francis put it, ‘to be saints is not a privilege for a few but a vocation for everyone.’