Clergy & Churches

Our Clergy

Canon Tom Treherne Moderator

Canon Tom was ordained to the priesthood in 1979. He joined our parish in October 2017, having most recently served in St Leonards, East Sussex.

Fr Sebastian Paul 

Fr Sebastian was ordained a priest in 2005 after studying IT at Wrocław Institute of Technology. In 2011, he moved to Libiszów, enjoying a vivid Catholic culture kept by its inhabitants and folk customs enriching the parish liturgy. He helped abroad in the UK and then Australia, then in 2016, he moved to Guildford to share his faith there. He joined our parish in 2020.

Fr Max Krat

Fr Maksym was ordained in 2009 in Odesa. After serving several years in Ukraine, he moved to the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton, where he ministered as an assistant priest in Burgess Hill. Fr Max joined our parish in 2021, serving in Selsey.

Deacon Jon Harman

Deacon Jon was ordained to the Diaconate in June 2018 by Bishop Richard Moth. He is married to Niki and has three grown-up children. Deacon Jon is a Foundation Governor of St Richard’s Primary school and works for the Diocese as Adviser for Formation and Spirituality, based in Crawley.
Also resident: Fr Peter Johnstone (retired)

Our Churches

Also at St Richard's:

Syro-Malabar community

Every month, usually at 3.30pm on the first Sunday of the month, St Richard’s hosts an Indian Family Prayer Meeting, including Mass in the Syro-Malabar rite, attended by members of our community from Kerala, India. 

​The Syro-Malabar Church is one of the Eastern churches communities in full communion with Rome, yet with striking differences in the style and content of their liturgy. 

Contact Mathew via the Parish Office for information:

Polish community

Mass is offered in Polish in St Richard's every Sunday at 12pm, by Fr Antoni Prosowicz from the Polish Catholic Mission in England and Wales, who is based in Bognor Regis. 

Zapraszamy serdecznie na Mszę w języku polskim w Chichester, w każdą
niedzielę o godzinie 12.00 ks.

Visit their Facebook page here:

Ordinariate Group

Mass is celebrated according to the Rite of the Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham by Fr Simon Chinery, Ordinariate Priest, on Saturdays at 4.15pm. 

The Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham was erected on 15 January 2011. It enables groups of former Anglicans to become Catholics whilst retaining many of their liturgical, pastoral, and spiritual traditions.

​Visit the group's website here: