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Bishop of Brentwood
The Bishop of Brentwood is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brentwood in the Province of Westminster .
The diocese covers an area of 3,959 km² of the County of Essex together with the London Boroughs of Barking & Dagenham, Havering, Newham, Redbridge and Waltham Forest. The see is in the town of Brentwood where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Mary and Saint Helen .
The diocese was erected on 20 July 1917 from the Archdiocese of Westminster. The current bishop is the Right Reverend Thomas McMahon, the 6th Bishop of Brentwood.
List of the Bishops of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brentwood, England
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 20 July 1917 to 21 January 1920 | Bernard Nicholas Ward | Died in office |
| 7 May 1920 to 23 January 1951 | Arthur Doubleday | Ordained 23 June 1920; died in office |
| 23 January 1951 to 28 November 1955 | George Andrew Beck , AA | Ordained 21 September 1948; appointed Bishop of Salford |
| 30 November 1955 to 14 April 1969 | Bernard Patrick Wall | Ordained 18 January 1956; retired |
| 2 December 1969 to 12 December 1979 | Patrick Joseph Casey | Resigned |
| 16 June 1980 to present | Thomas McMahon | Ordained 17 July 1980 |
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