The Diocese of Brentwood was founded on 20 July 1917 out of territory formerly in the Archdiocese of Westminster. It covers the county of Essex, including the unitary authorities of Thurrock and Southend-on-Sea and the east London Boroughs of Barking and Dagenham, Havering, Newham, Redbridge and Waltham Forest. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Westminster in the Province of Westminster. The cathedral is in Brentwood, and is dedicated to St Mary and St Helen. 115 churches were visited for Taking Stock (2012).
A simple Congregational chapel of the 1860s, converted to Catholic use in the 1950s.There was a Mass Centre in... Read More
A functional multi-purpose building.This dual-purpose church and hall was opened in 1956 and dedicated to St Pius X,... Read More
A plain modern design, similar to its companion church of All Saints, Jaywick.The church was opened on 4 January... Read More
A modest church of 1954-5 with stained glass by Goddard & Gibbs of 1981.The church was built in 1954-5 from... Read More
A 1930s Gothic Revival church which has been extensively reordered. The church commemorates the 1500th anniversary of... Read More
A modern church with a stark exterior of mostly blind walls. It retains several of the original furnishings.A Mass... Read More
A large modern church with an attached belltower. Below the church are a hall and a car park. The sanctuary... Read More
A functionally-designed combined church and hall of the early 1970s.The parish was created in 1963 and was initially... Read More
A large church of 1898-9 with a stone front and northwest tower. The aisles and the tower were added later. The aisle... Read More
A 1930s neo-Tudor brick church, its design reflecting that of nearby Ingatestone Hall, the chapel of which served the... Read More
A utilitarian modern design and companion church to the similar All Souls, Holland-on-Sea, containing some furnishings... Read More
A small Gothic church of the 1890s, extended in the early twentieth century. The interior is charming and intimate, and... Read More
