Diocesan News

Draft Working Document for the Synod on Synodality approved.

May 15, 2023

The meeting included moments of prayer and time for personal reflection.

Day of Prayer for the Survivors of Abuse 2023

May 8, 2023

Resources for prayer, action and reflection for use throughout the year.

Bishop Richard celebrates Mass for the Lay Dominicans of Crawley.

May 8, 2023

"The Lay Dominicans are a great blessing for the whole Diocese"

Members of the diocesan Formation Team welcome two diocesan seminarians.

May 4, 2023

Gary Carter and Scott Coleman met the team at The St Philip Howard Centre in Crawley.

Your support has made a difference - a thank you from Pact.

May 4, 2023

The charity works across all six prisons in our Diocese.

Join CAFOD's 'Fix the Food System' campaign!

April 28, 2023

Globally, just nine crops account for more than 65% of all crop production.

Half of England and Wales Dioceses have divested from Fossil Fuels.

April 28, 2023

Our Diocese divested in 2020, with our electricity supply now backed by a renewable energy generation guarantee.

Read Bishop Richard's Pastoral Letter for Good Shepherd Sunday.

April 28, 2023

"Every one of us has a vocation, a calling, given to us by God."

Education News

Ann Baldwin, retiring from the Education Service, receives Bene Merenti from Bishop Richard

July 22, 2025

Ann has offered 21 years of exceptional service to the Church and to the mission of education in the Diocese.

Bishop Richard leads a liturgy for St Joseph’s, Brighton, as it prepares to close

July 18, 2025

Staff, pupils and parents gathered in the school hall and pupils read and sang beautifully, and planted a seed representing God's love.

Mass of Thanksgiving for the work of Catherine Burnham, Cardinal Newman, Hersham

July 17, 2025

The Cardinal Newman community gathered to thank Catherine for her work as Executive Headteacher.

Pilgrims of Hope: Called to Teach - St Bede's teacher joins Young Teacher pilgrimage to Rome

July 15, 2025

Patrick Kerr joined over 60 young teachers from England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland on a transformative pilgrimage to Rome.

Bishop Richard blesses new building at St Philip Howard Catholic School, Barnham

July 14, 2025

The new building, with English classrooms, Library and Resource Centre, will be a place where love of the students informs the learning.

St Joseph's, Dorking, celebrates Carolyn Scrutton's 31 years of service to Catholic education

July 11, 2025

Carolyn has given 31 years of service to Catholic education, 27 of these at St Joseph’s and 20 as Head.

Weybridge community pays tribute to Headteacher Stephen Holt on this retirement

July 11, 2025

Fr Con Foley celebrated Mass with with staff, governors, pupils, parents, deanery, trust and diocesan colleagues and Stephen's family.

600 years' service to Catholic education celebrated at Mass of Thanksgiving

July 7, 2025

Staff from our Catholic schools who are retiring or stepping down after faithful service in a variety of roles gathered at Arundel Cathedral

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