16 Facts About Richard Pain

Richard Edward Pain was born on 21 September 1956 and is a British Roman Catholic priest and former Anglican prelate who served as Bishop of Monmouth in the Church in Wales from 2013 to 2019.

Richard Pain was ordained a Catholic deacon and then as a Catholic priest in June 2024.

Richard Pain studied English Literature at Bristol University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1979.

Richard Pain studied theology at University of Wales, Cardiff, and graduated with a Bachelor of Divinity degree in 1984.

Richard Pain was ordained in the Church in Wales as a deacon in 1984 and as a priest in 1985.

Richard Pain served his curacy at St Mary's Church, Caldicot, Monmouthshire, in the Diocese of Monmouth.

Richard Pain then moved to Risca, where he was vicar of St Mary's Church from 1991 to 1998.

Richard Pain was additionally warden of ordinands from 2001 to 2006, and made an honorary canon of St Woolos' Cathedral, Newport in 2003.

Richard Pain served as Archdeacon of Monmouth from 2008 to 2013.

Richard Pain was elected Bishop of Monmouth on 23 July 2013.

At the time of his election, Richard Pain stated that he was in favour of the ordination of women as bishops.

In January 2019, the South Wales Argus revealed that Richard Pain had not performed any of his episcopal duties since July 2018.

Richard Pain 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.

Richard Pain is the first Welsh Anglican bishop to be received into the Ordinariate since its creation in 2011.

Richard Pain was ordained in the Ordinariate by Bishop David Waller as a Catholic deacon on 2 July and as a Catholic priest on 20 July 2024.

Richard Pain serves in the South East Wales Pastoral Area based at the Church of St Basil and St Gwladys, Rogerstone, Newport, Wales.