Where we are

Our Nine Regions

There are nine regions which make up the National Fraternity of Great Britain. To be guided to the most appropriate local fraternity please contact info@ofsgb.org .

Scotland

Fraternities (2): Glasgow and Inverness.

Dioceses: Glasgow, St Andrews and Aberdeen – but some members come from other dioceses (Motherwell, Paisley and Argyll and the Isles). // Dioceses within the Scotland Region:  Aberdeen, Argyll and the Isles, Dunkeld, Galloway / Archdiocese of Glasgow: Motherwell, Paisley.

Regional Minister: Helen MacGilp ofs; Vice Minister & Formation Minister: Shirley Rose ofs; Treasurer: Greg Pawelczyk; Secretary: Bridget Gordon 

Elected: 4th November 2023

North East

Fraternities (2): Darlington & Leeds

Dioceses: Hexham and Newcastle, Leeds and Middlesbrough

Regional Minister: Lyn Bradbury ofs; Vice Minister: Theresa Caddy ofs; Treasurer: Brenda Flynn ofs; JPIC: Kevin Browne
Elected: 22nd April 2023

North West

Fraternities (6 active): Blackley (Manchester), Chester, Flint, Liverpool Christ the King, Mossley Hill (Liverpool), Wigan.

Dioceses: Lancaster, Liverpool, Salford, Shrewsbury and Wrexham.

Regional Minister: Liam Redmond ofs; Vice Minister: John Pigeon ofs; Secretary: Carol Pigeon ofs; Treasurer: June Davies ofs; Formation: Peter Bamford ofs; Presence in the World (JPIC): Beatrice Field ofs.
Elected: 13th September, 2025.

Midland

Fraternities (4): Belper, Clay Cross, Nottingham, Oxford.

Dioceses: Birmingham and Nottingham.

Regional Minister: Ken Smith, Vice Minister: Eamonn McNamara, Secretary: Mark Bligh ofs; Treasurer: Adrian Goodall, Minister without Portfolio: Phyllis Edees
Elected: 5th October 2024

East Anglia

Fraternities (4 ): Bedford, Cambridge, Ipswich, Norwich.

Dioceses: Fraternities are established in two dioceses: East Anglia and Northampton.

Regional Minister: Chris Whittam ofs; Vice Minister: Peter Qualey ofs; Secretary: Jaci Agarwala ofs; Treasurer: David Gleave ofs; Formation: Paula Pearce ofs; JPIC: Debbie Boole
Elected: 15th April 2023

London

Fraternities (10): Arkley, Brentwood, Gibraltar, Grays, Harrow on the Hill, Islington, Kingston, Manor House, Stratford, Waterloo. 

Dioceses: Brentwood, Gibraltar, Southwark, Westminster.

Regional Minister: Veronica Hughes ofs; Vice Minister: Jothi Christian ofs; Secretary: Lesley Bonzoni ofs; Treasurer: John Sparks ofs; Formation: Anne North ofs; Presence in the World (JPIC) : Kathleen Goggin ofs; Communication Officer: Anna Renner ofs; Councillor without Portfolio: Daphne Lynch
Elected: 6th March 2022

South East

Fraternities (4): Ashford, Croydon, Erith, Hollington,

Dioceses: Arundel & Brighton, Southwark.

Regional Minister: Kathleen Bishop, Vice Minister: Mary Nee Murrills, Secretary: Silvina Bartholmeusz, Treasurer: David Ivatts, Formation Minister: Mags Ivatts 
Elected: 2nd November 2024

Southern

Fraternities (4): Ascot, Bracknell, Godalming & The Solent (meets in Fareham)

Dioceses: Arundel and Brighton, Portsmouth.

Regional Minister: Charles Marriott, Vice Minister: Betsy Hart, Secretary: Christine Tevlin, Treasurer: Sharon Whitaker

Elected: 11th January 2025

South Wales & South West

Fraternities (4): South Wales: Cardiff, Port Talbot; South West: Bideford, Clevedon.

Dioceses: South Wales: Diocese of Menevia and Archdiocese of Cardiff. South West: Clifton and Plymouth.

Regional Minister: Thelma Rogers ofs; Vice Minister: Paul Evans ofs; Secretary: Catherine Parkes ofs; Treasurer: Joan Woolard ofs; Formation: John Power ofs; Councillor: Patrick Tossell ofs.

Elected: 21st August 2021