Bishops

Rt Rev. Richard Moth

A profile of the Catholic Bishop of Arundel and Brighton, the Right Reverend Richard Moth.

Bishop of Arundel and Brighton

Bishop Richard was born in Zambia in 1958. He was brought up in Kent, becoming an altar server at his local church. He first felt called to the priesthood when he was eleven or twelve years old and joined St John’s Seminary, Wonersh in 1976, aged eighteen. Bishop Richard was ordained to the priesthood on 3rd July 1982, he served as Bishop of the Armed Forces from 2009 to 2015 and was installed as the fifth bishop of our Diocese on the 28th May 2015, at Arundel Cathedral.

Bishop Richard is Chair of Governors at St Mary’s University in Twickenham and Chair of the Department for Social Justice for the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales. One of Bishop Richard’s key responsibilities within the department is his role as Liaison Bishop for Prisons. He has been outspoken on a number of issues affecting prisoners and their families including the dangers of overcrowding, the impact of Covid-19 and the importance of creating a criminal justice system ‘that works and offers a genuinely rehabilitative environment… [bringing] humanity and hope to our prison estate.’

Bishop Richard’s motto ‘Pax et Gaudium in Domino’ is reflected in his Coat of Arms, it means ‘Peace and Joy in the Lord’. Bishop Richard chose this motto to express the joy of the Gospel.

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