The Roman Catholic Diocese of Arundel and Brighton (in ) is a Latin Church Roman Catholic diocese in southern England covering the counties of Sussex and Surrey (excluding Spelthorne, which is part of the Diocese of Westminster). The diocese was erected on 28 May 1965 by Pope Paul VI, having previously been a part of the larger Diocese of Southwark, which was elevated to an archdiocese with a new ecclesiastical province on the same date. Bishops There have been five bishops of this diocese. The first was Bishop David Cashman, who was consecrated on 14 June 1965. He died in March 1971 and was succeeded by Bishop Michael George Bowen, who was translated in April 1977 to head the Archdiocese of Southwark. He was succeeded by then-Bishop Cormac Murphy-O'Connor who, in March 2000, became the 10th Archbishop of Westminster, and later, a Cardinal. His successor, Bishop Kieran Conry, served from 2001 until his resignation in 2014. On Saturday, 21 March 2015, Pope Francis appointed Bishop Richard Moth, who had been serving as the Catholic Military Ordinary for Great Britain, to be the fifth Bishop of Arundel and Brighton. He was installed on Thursday, 28 May 2015, at Arundel Cathedral, the fiftieth anniversary of the Diocese's creation. David John Cashman (1965-1971) Michael George Bowen (1971-1977), appointed Archbishop of Southwark Cormac Murphy-O'Connor (1977-2000), appointed Archbishop of Westminster (Cardinal in 2001) Kieran Thomas Conry (2001-2014) Charles Phillip Richard Moth (2015- ) Coadjutor Bishop Michael George Bowen (1970-1971) Other priests of this diocese who became bishops Maurice Noël Léon Couve de Murville, appointed Archbishop of Birmingham in 1982 Bernard Longley, appointed auxiliary bishop of Westminster in 2003 Metropolitan Province The diocese comprises part of the Metropolitan Province of Southwark, which is currently presided over by the Most Reverend John Wilson, by virtue of his office of Archbishop of Southwark. The diocese itself covers the administrative counties of West and East Sussex, Surrey outside of the Greater London Boroughs, and the unitary authority of Brighton & Hove. It is one of 22 Roman Catholic dioceses in England and Wales. Geographical area Situated in the South East of England, the Diocese encompasses many villages and smaller towns, as well as highly populated parts of Surrey, central Sussex and the coastal region running from Chichester to the Kent border. There are a number of universities (Sussex, Brighton, Surrey, Royal Holloway College in Egham) as well as technical