Alan Williams (bishop)

His Excellency The Right Reverend Alan Williams
Lord Bishop of Brentwood

Province	Westminster
Diocese	Brentwood
Appointed	14 April 2014
Installed	1 July 2014
Predecessor	Thomas McMahon
Orders
Ordination	30 April 1983
Consecration	1 July 2014 by Vincent Nichols
Personal details
Born	(1951-03-15) March 15, 1951 Lancashire, England
Nationality	British
Denomination	Roman Catholic

Alan Williams, SM (born 1951) is an English Roman Catholic prelate and 7th Bishop of Brentwood. He is a member of the Marist Order.

Early life

Born in Lancashire, he trained for the priesthood at Allen Hall before which he obtained a degree in Natural Science from Durham University and a PhD in Psychology from London University. Bishop Williams also has a licentiate in theology from the University of Cambridge and a master's degree in education from the University of Hull.^[1]^[2]

Career

Williams previously served as Parish Priest at St Lawrence of Canterbury, Sidcup and as Chaplain to Sheffield Hallam University. He is a former Superior of the Marist Fathers in England, a post he held from 2000-2008^[2] and has also served as a school teacher and chaplain.^[3]

References

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Thomas McMahon	Bishop of Brentwood 2014–	Succeeded by

Hierarchy of the Catholic Church in England and Wales

Province of Westminster	Alan Williams (Brentwood) Alan Hopes (East Anglia) Peter Doyle (Northampton) Patrick McKinney (Nottingham) Archbishop Vincent Nichols (Westminster)

Province of Birmingham	Archbishop Bernard Longley (Birmingham) Declan Lang (Clifton) Mark Davies (Shrewsbury)

Province of Liverpool	Ralph Heskett (Hallam) Michael Campbell (Lancaster) Marcus Stock (Leeds) Archbishop Malcolm McMahon (Liverpool) Terry Drainey (Middlesbrough) Séamus Cunningham (Hexham and Newcastle) John Arnold (Salford)

Province of Southwark	Richard Moth (Arundel and Brighton) Mark O'Toole (Plymouth) Philip Egan (Portsmouth) Archbishop Peter Smith (Southwark)

Province of Cardiff	Archbishop George Stack (Cardiff) Tom Burns (Menevia) Peter Brignall (Wrexham)

Others	Military Ordinariate :Vacant post (Bishopric of the Forces) Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Holy Family of London Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham Hlib Lonchyna (Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Holy Family of London)

Former	Bishop of Beverley Pre-Restoration of the Hierarchy Apostolic Vicariates: London District, Midland District, Northern District, Western District

Apostolic Nuncio	Antonio Mennini

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