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 Bishop of East Anglia - Definition 

The Bishop of East Anglia is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia in the Province of Westminster.

The diocese covers an area of 12,570 km² of the counties of Cambridge, Norfolk, and Suffolk. The see is in the City of Norwich where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Baptist.


The diocese was erected on 13 March 1976 from the Diocese of Northampton. The current bishop is the Right Reverend Michael Charles Evans, the 3rd Bishop of East Anglia.


List of the Bishops of the Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia, 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
26 April 1976 to 21 March 1995Alan Charles ClarkAuxiliary Bishop of Northampton; retired
21 March 1995 to 26 October 2001Peter SmithPriest of Southwark; ordained 27 May 1995; appointed Archbishop of Cardiff
14 February 2003 to presentMichael Charles EvansPriest of Southwark; ordained 19 March 2003



Roman Catholic Hierarchy in Great Britain
England and Wales
    ArchdiocesesDioceses
    LiverpoolHallam | Hexham and Newcastle | Lancaster | Leeds | Middlesbrough | Salford
    WestminsterBrentwood | East Anglia | Northampton | Nottingham
    BirminghamClifton | Shrewsbury
    CardiffMenevia | Wrexham
    SouthwarkArundel & Brighton | Plymouth | Portsmouth
Scotland
    GlasgowMotherwell | Paisley
    Saint Andrews & EdinburghAberdeen | Argyll & the Isles | Dunkeld | Galloway
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