Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cardiff

Coordinates: 51°36′00″N 2°56′46″W / 51.600°N 2.946°W / 51.600; -2.946
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Archdiocese of Cardiff

Archidioecesis Cardiffensis

Archesgobaeth Caerdydd
Coordinates
51°36′00″N 2°56′46″W / 51.600°N 2.946°W / 51.600; -2.946
Statistics
Area3,064 km2 (1,183 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2019)
1,556,940
131,280 (8.4%)
Parishes59
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established1850
(As Diocese of Newport and Menevia)
1916
(Elevated to Archdiocese of Cardiff)
CathedralSt David's Cathedral, Cardiff
Secular priests62
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopMark O'Toole
Metropolitan ArchbishopMark O'Toole
Vicar GeneralJosepn Boardman
Episcopal VicarsMatthew Carney, O.S.B.
Judicial VicarMatthew Jones
Bishops emeritusGeorge Stack
Map
The Archdiocese of Cardiff, shown in green, within the Province of Cardiff
The Archdiocese of Cardiff, shown in green,
within the Province of Cardiff
Website
rcadc.org

The Archdiocese of Cardiff (

suffragan dioceses are the Diocese of Menevia and the Diocese of Wrexham
.

History

The origin of the modern diocese can be traced to 1840 when the

archdiocese, and given the title Archdiocese of Cardiff. The Episcopal Seat is now located in Cardiff, at St David's Cathedral.[1]

Timeline

As all of the Roman Catholic dioceses in Wales are part of the ecclesiastical province of Cardiff the history of the archdiocese and its suffragan dioceses are intertwined:

Overview

The current ecclesiastical territory of the diocese comprises the local government areas of Cardiff,

Southwark
in 2010. He was installed as Archbishop on 20 June 2011.

Bishops

Ordinaries

Vicars Apostolic of the Welsh District
  • Thomas Joseph Brown
    , O.S.B. (Appointed on 5 June 1840 – Became Bishop of Newport and Menevia on 29 September 1850)
Bishops of Newport and Menevia
  • Thomas Joseph Brown
    , O.S.B. (Appointed on 29 September 1850 – Died on 12 April 1880)
  • John Cuthbert Hedley
    , O.S.B. (Appointed on 18 February 1881 - from 1895, Bishop of Newport only – Died on 11 November 1915)
Archbishops of Cardiff
  • James Romanus Bilsborrow
    , O.S.B. (Appointed on 7 February 1916 – Resigned on 16 December 1920)
  • Francis Edward Joseph Mostyn (Appointed on 7 March 1921 – Died on 25 October 1939)
  • Michael Joseph McGrath
    (Appointed on 20 June 1940 – Died on 28 February 1961)
  • John Aloysius Murphy
    (Appointed on 22 August 1961 – Retired on 25 March 1983)
  • John Aloysius Ward
    , O.F.M. Cap. (Appointed on 25 March 1983 – Resigned on 26 October 2001)
  • Peter David Smith (Appointed on 26 October 2001 – Translated to Southwark
    on 30 April 2010)
  • George Stack (Appointed on 19 April 2011 – 20 June 2022)
  • Mark O'Toole (Appointed 27 April 2022. Installed on 20 June 2022)

Auxiliary Bishops

  • John Edward Cuthbert Hedley
    , O.S.B. (1873-1881), appointed Bishop here
  • Daniel Joseph Mullins
    (1970-1987), appointed Bishop of Menevia, Wales

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

  • Daniel Joseph Hannon
    , appointed Bishop of Menevia, Wales in 1941
  • David James Mathew, appointed auxiliary bishop of Westminster, England in 1938
  • Edwin Regan, appointed Bishop of Wrexham, Wales in 1994
  • Francis John Vaughan
    , appointed Bishop of Menevia, Wales in 1926

Deaneries

There are a total of six deaneries in the Archdiocese of Cardiff, each of which cover several churches in that area, overseen by a dean.

The deaneries include:[6]

References

  1. ^ Catholic Province of Cardiff Wales and Herefordshire - Directory and Yearbook 2011 published December 2010 by authority of the Bishops of Wales - see page 8.
  2. ^ a b Obituary Archived 7 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine from The Tablet retrieved 5 April 2014
  3. ^ a b c Historic England, "Details from listed building database (1411804)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 5 April 2014
  4. ^ History from Belmont Abbey, Herefordshire retrieved 5 April 2014
  5. ^
    Cardiff Cathedral
    retrieved 5 April 2014
  6. ^ Deaneries Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine from RCADC.co.uk, retrieved 25 March 2015

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