Diocesan Contacts
The Diocesan Curia offices in Poringland are now open, but most staff are still working from home where possible, in line with Government Coronavirus restrictions. Office landlines below may well not be answered or have answerphone facilities. You should contact the appropriate person via the email addresses listed.
The Bishop’s House
The White House,
21 Upgate,
Poringland,
Norwich,
Norfolk, NR14 7SH
Tel: (01508) 492202
Fax: 01508 495358
Diocesan Offices
The White House,
21 Upgate,
Poringland,
Norwich,
Norfolk, NR14 7SH
Tel: (01508) 492202
patobishop@rcdea.org.uk
Monday-Friday 9am-5pm
Bishop’s Private Secretary
Rev Padraig Hawkins;
Tel: (01508) 492202
Alternative Tel: 01508 493956
frpadraighawkins@gmail.com
Diocesan Finance Office and Resource Team
finance@rcdea.org.uk
Diocesan Marriage Tribunal
Judicial Vicar: Rev. Simon Blakesley
at The White House
Tribunal Administrator: Sharon Ellis
at The White House
Tel: (01508) 495168 Fax: (01508) 495358
Monday to Thursday: 9am-1pm
tribunal@rcdea.org.uk
Diocesan Chancellor
Poringland,
Norwich,
NR14 7SH
Diocesan Safeguarding Co-ordinator
Mr Mick Thurley
Tel: 020 8505 4199
Mob: 07429 215344
safeguarding.coordinator@rcdea.org.uk
Diocesan Schools Service Commission
Director: Mrs Julie O’Connor
at The White House
Tel: (01508) 495509 Fax: (01508) 495358
ssc@rcdea.org.uk
Diocesan Youth Service
Director: Mr Hamish MacQueen
at The White House
Tel: (01508) 494833
dys@rcdea.org,uk
Priestly Vocations
Diocesan Vocations Directors:
Fr. Patrick Cleary
1 Norwich Road,
Wymondham, Norfolk
NR18 0QE
Tel: 01953 603104
Permanent Diaconate
Director: Canon Mathew George
Catholic Presbytery,
468 Norwich Road,
Ipswich, IP1 6JS
Tel: 07939 920844
Diocesan Commission for Catechesis and Formation
Chairperson: Rev Huw Williams,
6 Westward Deals, Kedlington, Suffolk, CB9 7PN.
Tel: 01440 708273.
huw.williams@rcdea.org.uk
Diocesan Commission for Dialogue and Unity
Chairperson: Deacon Geoffrey Cook
20 Brierley Walk,
Cambridge
CB4 3NH
Tel: (01223) 351650
Diocesan Commission for Marriage and Family Life
Chair: Dr Antonia Braithwaite
Coordinator: Dr Bonnie Lander Johnson mflc.eastanglia@rcdea.org.uk
Diocesan Commission for Evangelisation
Chairperson: Rev Karol Porczak MS, The Presbytery, Geneva St, Peterborough, PE1 2RS.
Tel: 01733 562528 karol.porczak@rcdea.org.uk
Diocesan Justice and Peace Commission
Chairperson: Deacon John Bell Rev John Bell, 3 Applewood Close, Cambridge, CB1 9NU.
Tel: 01223 503948 johnbell2010@btinternet.com
Diocesan Liturgy Commission
Chairperson: Stephen Dean, Oak House, 70 High Street, Brandon, Suffolk. IP27 0AU
Tel: 01842 851372
Diocesan Communications/Press Office
Director: Keith Morris, who is also editor of Catholic East Anglia.
Tel: 07712 787762
keith.morris@rcdea.org.uk
Alive in Faith
Administrator: Lorna Young.
Tel: (01508) 492202
aliveinfaith@rcdea.org.uk
Historic Church Committee
Cedric Burton – Hon Sec to the Historic Churches Committee
Mob: 07980 774781
sechcc@rcdea.org.uk
Historic Churches Support Officer – Ms Eloise Limmer
Tel: 07904 803577
historicchurches@rcdea.org.uk
Clergy Welfare Officer
Sarah Truman
Mob: 07851 258999
welfare@rcdea.org.uk
Archivists
Michael and Gill Hill
archive@rcdea.org.uk
Caritas East Anglia
Chair: Fr John Warrington
Administrator: Dr David Livesey
Development Worker: Jacinta Goode
Mob: 07851 258998
Email: caritas@rcdea.org.uk
Web Manager
Gavin Dvelys – dvelys@aol.com
Data Protection
Lead: Matthew Fernandez-Graham
The White House, 21 Upgate, Poringland, Norwich, NR14 7SH
finance@rcdea.org.uk
Tel: (01508) 492540
Officer: Sarah Truman
Mob: 07851 258999
welfare@rcdea.org.uk