Arundel Cathedral

Bishop Kieran Conry

Bishop Kieran was consecrated the fourth Bishop of Arundel and Brighton on 9 June 2001.
Born in Coventry, he studied at the Venerable English College in Rome and the Gregorian University. He was ordained in 1975, becoming a Monsignor in 1984. After a period as parish priest in Staffordshire and then Administrator at St Chad's Cathedral, Mgr. Conry was Director of the Catholic Media Office from 1994 to 2001.

Canon Tim Madeley

Canon Tim was born in Brighton, baptised in St Pancras, Lewes and educated in the Diocesan Catholic Schools system in Lewes, Horsham, Ifield and Crawley. He began his training for the priesthood at St. John's Seminary, Wonersh in 1987 and was ordained to the Diaconate by Bishop Crispian Hollis in the Seminary in 1993. He served his Diaconate in St Joseph's, Redhill until his ordination to the priesthood in April 1994 at St John the Evangelist, Horsham by Bishop (now Cardinal) Cormac Murphy O'Connor.

Canon Tim was appointed immediately to Our Lady of Ransom, Eastbourne on a temporary basis until this was made permanent later that Summer. He stayed at Eastbourne until his appointment to St. Francis and St. Anthony, Crawley in September 1998. During the next seven years, as part of a developing clergy team, Canon Tim saw the amalgamation of four parishes (seven churches) into one new parish with the clergy living and working from one central parish house.

He was appointed Dean of Arundel Cathedral in 2005 and arrived in mid September.

He was installed as a Canon of the Chapter of Arundel Cathedral on 26th February 2008.

Deacon David Clifton

Deacon David is an architect by profession and was ordained Deacon of the Cathedral in July 2001. The ordination was conducted by Bishop Kieran.

The Clifton family are long standing Arundelians. David's son Bruno has recently taken his vows as a Dominican Friar

Lay assistants and altar servers provide dedicated support for the liturgy, while beautiful flowers, arranged by a team of ladies, decorate the Cathedral.

Cleaning of the church is regularly done by a devoted body of volunteers from the congregation.