The new Bishop of Brentwood is to follow in the footsteps of Pope Francis and eschew the grander housing options for him to live in a small bungalow in the 14-acre grounds of the diocesan retreat house, Abbotswick, alongside a community of nuns. Bishop-elect Alan Williams, who was director of the National Shrine of Our Lady at Walsingham and is currently on retreat before his episcopal ordination on 1 July, is a former major superior of the Marist Fathers in England. According to diocesan spoke
19 June 2014, The Tablet
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