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Diocesan Communication Officers (DCOs)

The Diocesan Communication Officers, or DCOs, deal with press enquiries and communications issues relating to their diocese. They may also speak on behalf of their diocesan bishop. Here’s a full list of DCOs:

ARUNDEL & BRIGHTON

Mark Woods

DCO

01293 515666

mark.woods@dabnet.org

BIRMINGHAM

Peter Jennings

Press Secretary

0121 427 2780

imc@peterjennings.co.uk

BRENTWOOD

Fr John Harvey

DCO

020 8508 3492

jih152@aol.com

BRENTWOOD

Mary Huntington

Press Officer

01245 227518

mary@huntingtonm.freeserve.co.uk

CARDIFF

Fr John Owen

 

029 2036 0044

r-c-chaplaincy@cardiff.ac.uk

CARDIFF

Canon Bob Reardon

 

029 2036 0044

reardon@cardiffpastplan.softnet.co.uk

CLIFTON

Canon Rob Corrigan

Comms Adviser

0117 973 8411

robert.corrigan@cliftondiocese.com

CLIFTON

Tom Bigwood

DCO

0117 973 3072

tom.bigwood@cliftondiocese.com

EAST ANGLIA

Fr Mark Hackerson

Bishop's Press Officer

01508 492202

office@east-angliadiocese.org.uk

FORCES

Maj Diana Wilson

Bishop’s Secretary

01252 349004

BISHOPRICFORCES-SECRETARY@MOD.UK

HALLAM

Fr Mark McManus

DCO

01236 232686

mgm1988@hotmail.com

HEXHAM & NEWCASTLE

Fr Peter Stott

Diocesan Secretary

0191 228 0003/4

office@rcdhn.org.uk

LANCASTER

Fr Stephen Shield

DCO

01524 384820

clergy@lancastercathedral.org.uk

LEEDS

John Grady

DCO

0113 261 8022

john.grady@dioceseofleeds.org.uk

LIVERPOOL

Peter Heneghan

DCO

0151 522 1007

P.Heneghan@rcaol.co.uk

MENEVIA

Fr Michael Burke

DCO

01792 771053

Michael@w-burke.freeserve.co.uk

MIDDLESBROUGH

Jim Whiston

DCO

01642 850505

Jim.Whiston@btinternet.com

MIDDLESBROUGH

Fr Derek Turnham

Asst DCO

 

Derekturnham@stjosephsstokesley.co.uk

NORTHAMPTON

Fr Paul Hardy

DCO

01908 504771

vine01@btopenworld.com

NOTTINGHAM

vacant

DCO

   

PLYMOUTH

Michael Fay

DCO

01803 845023

michael.fay@btinternet.com

PORTSMOUTH

Barry Hudd

DCO

01635 44326

barry.hudd@btopenworld.com

SALFORD

Fr Michael Walsh

DCO

0161 330 2777

MWalsh1402@aol.com

SHREWSBURY

Fr John Joyce

DCO

01565 633040

JJoyceSPat@aol.com

SOUTHWARK

Mgr Bill Saunders

DCO

020 7928 2495

aps@rcsouthwark.co.uk

WESTMINSTER

Eddie Tulasiewicz

DCO

0207 798 9031

eddiet@rcdow.org.uk

WREXHAM

 

DCO

   

For links to diocesan websites, click here.

Diocesan Newspapers

Many of the Dioceses of England and Wales have print publications. Here you will find a list of diocesan newspapers


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