Richard Pain | |||||||||||||||
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| Former Anglican Bishop of Monmouth | |||||||||||||||
_(Pain_cropped).jpg) Pain in 2009 | |||||||||||||||
| Church | Roman Catholic Church | ||||||||||||||
| See | Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham | ||||||||||||||
| Previous posts | Bishop of Monmouth (2013–2019;CiW) Archdeacon of Monmouth (2009–2013;CiW) | ||||||||||||||
| Orders | |||||||||||||||
| Ordination | 1984 (Anglican deacon) 1985 (Anglican priest) 2024 (Catholic deacon and priest) | ||||||||||||||
| Consecration | 2013 (Anglican bishop) | ||||||||||||||
| Personal details | |||||||||||||||
| Born | Richard Edward Pain (1956-09-21)21 September 1956 (age 69) | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||
| Denomination | Catholicism Anglicanism (formerly) | ||||||||||||||
| Children | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Profession | Theologian | ||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Bristol University University of Wales, Cardiff | ||||||||||||||
Ordination history | |||||||||||||||
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Richard Edward Pain (born 21 September 1956) is a BritishRoman Catholicpriest and formerAnglican prelate who served asBishop of Monmouth in theChurch in Wales from 2013 to 2019. In June 2023, it was announced he would join theCatholic Church via thePersonal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham.[1] He was ordained a Catholic deacon and then as a Catholic priest in June 2024.[2]
Pain was born on 21 September 1956 in London, England.[1][3] He studied English Literature atBristol University,[1] graduating with aBachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1979.[4] In 1981, he enteredSt Michael's College, Llandaff to train for ordination.[1][5] He also studied theology atUniversity of Wales, Cardiff, and graduated with aBachelor of Divinity (BD) degree in 1984.[4]
Pain wasordained in theChurch in Wales as adeacon in 1984 and as apriest in 1985.[4] He served hiscuracy atSt Mary's Church,Caldicot, Monmouthshire, in theDiocese of Monmouth.[4][6] Next, he wascurate-in-charge and thenvicar ofCwmtillery and Six Bells between 1986 and 1991.[4][5] He then moved toRisca, where he was vicar of St Mary's Church from 1991 to 1998.[4] From 1998 to 2008, he was vicar ofMonmouth.[5] He was additionally warden ofordinands from 2001 to 2006, and made anhonorary canon ofSt Woolos' Cathedral, Newport in 2003.[4] He served asArchdeacon of Monmouth from 2008 to 2013.[7]
He was electedBishop of Monmouth on 23 July 2013.[5] Having accepted the position, he wasconsecrated on 21 September atLlandaff Cathedral and enthroned atNewport Cathedral on 18 October.[7][8] He was the 10th Bishop of Monmouth.[6]
At the time of his election, Pain stated that he was in favour of the ordination of women as bishops.[6]
In January 2019, theSouth Wales Argus revealed that Pain had not performed any of his episcopal duties since July 2018.[9] He was undergoing a "formal process of mediation": this was due to a "personality clash between the bishop and some of his staff", rather than relating to a serious or criminal matter.[9][10]
Pain retired on 30 April 2019, due to ill health.[11]
On 12 June 2023, it was announced that he would be received into theCatholic Church through thePersonal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham.[1] This took place during a service at the Church of St Basil and St Gwladys, Rogerstone, on 2 July 2023.[12] He is the first Welsh Anglican bishop to be received into the Ordinariate since its creation in 2011.[13]
Pain was ordained in the Ordinariate by BishopDavid Waller as a Catholic deacon on 2 July and as aCatholic priest on 20 July 2024.[14][15][16] He serves in the South East Wales Pastoral Area based at the Church of St Basil and St Gwladys,Rogerstone,Newport, Wales.[17]
Pain is married. He and his wife have had three children together,[6][18][5] one of whom died in 2008 from an accidental overdose of prescription drugs.[19]
Bishop David Waller will celebrate his first ordinations this summer, ordaining four men to the sacred priesthood for the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham. Pray for them, and join us!
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| Preceded by | Bishop of Monmouth 2013–2019 | Succeeded by |