The Right Reverend Philip Egan
Trustee
The Bishop is the 'Chief Shepherd' of the diocese: he is appointed to govern, teach, and guide the priests and people of the diocese.
Michael Elks
Trustee
Mike Elks has been a Trustee since 2017. He attends The Parish of St Peter and the Winchester Martyrs, and is a member of the Senior Leadership and the Finance & Property Advisory Committee Teams in the Parish. Mike’s professional background is in project management in the civil engineering and building industries. He worked for Taylor Woodrow both overseas and in the UK for 40 years prior to retirement.
Catherine Knowles
Trustee
Catherine Knowles has been a Trustee since 2021. A parishioner of St. Michael's, Tadley, she also attends mass in the Woolhampton parish, served by the monks of Douai Abbey. Catherine is MA Programme Director for Catholic Applied Theology at Maryvale Institute, Birmingham.
Chris Trickey
Trustee
Chris has been a Trustee since 2022. He attends the parish of Our Lady of Lourdes, Hungerford where he is a member of the Parish Pastoral Council and the Finance committee. Chris is a Chartered Architect and director of his own practice.
Rev. Canon Simon Thomson
Judicial Vicar
The Judicial Vicar advises the Bishop on matters of Canon Law, and exercises the Bishop's judicial power on canonical matters. Canon Simon is also a Trustee.
Paul Kilduff
Trustee
Paul is a Chartered Accountant and has held a range of senior financial and general management roles. Recently, he has used this experience to help a series of entrepreneurial, financial and charitable organisations.
Fr Christopher Heaps
Trustee
Father Christopher is the Co-Ordinating Pastor for the Reading Pastoral Area and the Parish Priest of St James and St William of York in Reading and St Joseph’s in Tilehurst. Father Christopher was appointed as a member of the Trustee Board and the sub-committee in December 2022 and as the Diocesan Vocations Director in 2024.
Rev Canon PJ Smith
Trustee
Canon PJ is in charge of the Department for Education: responsible for our Catholic Schools.
Canon James McAuley VG
Trustee
Fr. James McAuley is Dean of Portsmouth Cathedral, Vicar General and Moderator of the Curia. He was ordained in 2010.
Rev Benjamin Theobald
Trustee
Fr Benjamin is the Episcopal Vicar for Vocations. He is responsible for the Priestly and Permanent Diaconate vocations teams. He is Parish Priest of Holy Family parish, Southampton.
Fr Gaston Forbah Afah
Trustee
Father Gaston is the Episcopal Vicar for Evangelisation. He is responsible for the formation of the Laity. He also supports the Diocesan teams involved in outreach. He is Parish Priest of English Martyrs Parish, Reading.
Anne-Marie Eden
Trustee
Anne-Marie has been a parishioner at Corpus Christi, Wokingham for over 30 years. As a chartered management accountant she has worked in Finance, IT and Business Transformation. Since retiring in 2022 she has opted to join the charity sector working part-time as a Finance Manager for a local charity.
Richard Taylor
Trustee
Richard was appointed a Trustee in October 2024. He attends the parish of Crowthorne and Sandhurst in Berkshire, where he is a member of the Finance Committee. Richard worked in the banking sector for 40-years prior to his retirement.
