Richard Edward Pain (born 21 September 1956) 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.

[1][3] He studied English Literature at Bristol University,[1] graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1979.

[1][5] He also studied theology at University of Wales, Cardiff, and graduated with a Bachelor of Divinity (BD) degree in 1984.

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

[9] He 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.