Metropolitan Province
The diocese comprises part of the Metropolitan Province of Southwark, which is currently presided over by the Most Reverend Peter Smith, by virtue of his office of Archbishop of Southwark. The diocese itself covers the administrative counties of West and East Sussex, Surrey outside of the Greater London Boroughs, and the unitary authority of Brighton & Hove. It is one of 22 Roman Catholic dioceses in England and Wales.
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