Bishop Richard concelebrated the annual Governors' Commissioning Mass with Fr Xavier Amirdasamy at St John The Evangelist, Horsham on Wednesday 20 March.
Governors from across the diocese gathered for the Mass and the Education Service also provided them with updates to the service and discussed priorities moving forward.
A representative from the Diocesan Education Service said: "We thank all governors for their crucial work, commitment, and support of our schools".