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 651170 | |
| BIRMINGHAM | Peter Jennings | Press Secretary | 0121 427 2780 | |
| BRENTWOOD | Fr John Harvey | DCO | 020 8508 3492 | |
| BRENTWOOD | Mary Huntington | Press Officer | 01245 227518 | |
| CARDIFF | Fr John Owen | 029 2036 0044 | ||
| CARDIFF | Canon Bob Reardon | 029 2036 0044 | ||
| CLIFTON | Tom Bigwood | DCO | 0117 973 3072 | |
| EAST ANGLIA | Fr Mark Hackeson | Bishop's Press Officer | 01508 492202 | |
| FORCES | Maj Diana Wilson | Bishop’s Secretary | 01252 348234 | |
| HALLAM | Fr Mark McManus | DCO | 01246 232686 | |
| HEXHAM & NEWCASTLE | Fr Chris Jackson | DCO | 0191 567 5354 | |
| LANCASTER | Fr Stephen Shield | DCO | 01524 384820 | |
| LEEDS | John Grady | DCO | 0113 261 8022 | |
| LIVERPOOL | Peter Heneghan | DCO | 0151 522 1007 | |
| MENEVIA | Fr Michael Burke | DCO | 01792 771053 | |
| MIDDLESBROUGH | Jim Whiston | DCO | 01642 850505 | |
| MIDDLESBROUGH | Fr Derek Turnham | Asst DCO | 01642 710239 | |
| MIDDLESBROUGH | Fr Simon Broughton | Asst DCO | 01642 597750 | |
| NORTHAMPTON | Fr Paul Hardy | DCO | 01908 504771 | |
| NOTTINGHAM | Vacant | |||
| PLYMOUTH | Michael Fay | DCO | 01803 845023 | |
| PORTSMOUTH | Barry Hudd | DCO | 01635 30108 | |
| SALFORD | Fr John Flynn | DCO | 0161 834 0333 | |
| SHREWSBURY | Fr John Joyce | DCO | 01565 633040 | |
| SOUTHWARK | Mgr Bill Saunders | DCO | 020 7928 2495 | |
| WESTMINSTER | Eddie Tulasiewicz | DCO | 0207 798 9031 | |
| WREXHAM | Debbie Riley | DCO | 01978 855120 |
For links to diocesan websites, click here.