RE-ORGANISATION OF DIOCESE OF BRENTWOOD WILL "EMPOWER ESSEX CATHOLICS"

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Brentwood is closing a number of commissions or departments at its HQ and asking parishioners to take over the work - like evangelisation and justice and social responsibility. It's led to 10 redundancies and will save £600,000, but Father Andrew Headon, episcopal vicar for administration and parish priest of Ilford told BBC Essex's Tim Gillett that it will also empower Essex Catholics