Chris Larsen
Chris Larsen was born in Croydon in 1977 and attended the John Fisher School, Purley before studying for a degree in French and European Studies at the University of the West of England, Bristol, graduating in 1999.
For a few years, he tried a vocation to the priesthood at the Royal English College of St. Alban at Valladolid in Spain and it was during this time that an interest in the diocesan history of Great Britain and its various bishops began to emerge. Since then, he has maintained a record of episcopal appointments, which has now developed into a valuable reference resource.
Following his return to the UK, Chris settled first in Bristol and now in the North-East of England, where he works for a graduate recruitment agency. He still enjoys to travel and has visited all Catholic cathedrals in Great Britain. He also uses a Twitter account (@bishbrit), related to this research, with which he circulates significant “on this day” trivia about the Catholic bishops of Great Britain since 1850.
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Catholic Bishops of Great Britain: A Reference to Roman Catholic Bishops from 1850 to 2015
Hardback (colour) £60.00
ISBN: 978-1-910519-25-7An essential reference cataloguing the biographical history and significant events of all Roman Catholic diocesan bishops who have been in office since the Restoration of the Catholic Hierarchy in England and Wales in 1850, and in Scotland since the Restoration in 1878.
Latest from Twitter
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Chris Larsen @bishbrit Within the past week, two new bishops have been appointed in Ukraine, under the age of 41. Fr Ivan Kulyk, born 16 M… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 20 hours ago
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GCatholic.org @gcatholic Fr. Ivan Kulyk (40) is elected Bishop of Kamyanets-Podilsky of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) bit.ly/2Qcljlw a week ago
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GCatholic.org @gcatholic Fr. Oleksandr Yazlovetskiy (40) is elected Titular Bishop of Tulana and Auxiliary Bishop of Kyïv–Žytomyr (Ukraine) bit.ly/2QcBoYa 23 hours ago