Bishop(s)
Suffragan Dioceses
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General Information
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Date | Event | From | To |
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Vicariate Apostolic of Wales District | |||
3 July 1840 | Erected | Vicariate Apostolic of Western District | Vicariate Apostolic of Wales District (erected) |
29 September 1850 | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Central District
Vicariate Apostolic of Lancashire District Vicariate Apostolic of Wales District | Diocese of Shrewsbury (erected) |
Diocese of Newport and Menevia | |||
29 September 1850 | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Wales District | Diocese of Newport and Menevia |
4 March 1895 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Newport and Menevia
Diocese of Shrewsbury | Vicariate Apostolic of Wales (erected) |
Diocese of Newport | |||
4 March 1895 | Name Changed | Diocese of Newport and Menevia | Diocese of Newport |
28 October 1911 | Metropolitan Changed | Diocese of Newport (from Westminster to Birmingham) | |
Archdiocese of Cardiff | |||
7 February 1916 | Elevated | Diocese of Newport | Archdiocese of Cardiff |
Year | Catholics | Total Population | Percent Catholic | Diocesan Priests | Religious Priests | Total Priests | Catholics Per Priest | Permanent Deacons | Male Religious | Female Religious | Parishes | Source |
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Archdiocese of Cardiff | ||||||||||||
1950 | 93,829 | 1,772,289 | 5.3% | 114 | 62 | 176 | 533 | 13 | 357 | 85 | ap1951 | |
1957 | 88,734 | 1,772,289 | 5.0% | 124 | 71 | 195 | 455 | 87 | 443 | 85 | ap1960 | |
1969 | 105,449 | 1,887,000 | 5.6% | 121 | 66 | 187 | 563 | 87 | 396 | 98 | ap1971 | |
1980 | 106,217 | 1,868,106 | 5.7% | 109 | 69 | 178 | 596 | 91 | 344 | 102 | ap1981 | |
1990 | 90,522 | 1,423,949 | 6.4% | 93 | 64 | 157 | 576 | 1 | 75 | 210 | 82 | ap1991 |
1999 | 83,023 | 1,596,100 | 5.2% | 80 | 46 | 126 | 658 | 1 | 50 | 157 | 79 | ap2000 |
2000 | 83,900 | 1,596,200 | 5.3% | 79 | 51 | 130 | 645 | 1 | 54 | 146 | 79 | ap2001 |
2001 | 79,191 | 1,598,944 | 5.0% | 75 | 51 | 126 | 628 | 1 | 54 | 144 | 79 | ap2002 |
2002 | 79,214 | 1,608,750 | 4.9% | 71 | 50 | 121 | 654 | 1 | 54 | 143 | 79 | ap2003 |
2003 | 87,942 | 1,568,500 | 5.6% | 68 | 44 | 112 | 785 | 1 | 49 | 132 | 79 | ap2004 |
2004 | 86,536 | 1,398,203 | 6.2% | 71 | 43 | 114 | 759 | 1 | 46 | 128 | 78 | ap2005 |
2006 | 82,211 | 1,413,000 | 5.8% | 69 | 39 | 108 | 761 | 1 | 42 | 96 | 74 | ap2007 |
2010 | 144,960 | 1,510,000 | 9.6% | 62 | 32 | 94 | 1,542 | 16 | 34 | 123 | 60 | ap2011 |
2013 | 144,000 | 1,500,500 | 9.6% | 50 | 29 | 79 | 1,822 | 21 | 31 | 115 | 58 | ap2014 |
2016 | 147,300 | 1,535,000 | 9.6% | 45 | 25 | 70 | 2,104 | 19 | 27 | 101 | 59 | ap2017 |
2019 | 131,280 | 1,556,940 | 8.4% | 50 | 21 | 71 | 1,849 | 19 | 26 | 83 | 59 | ap2020 |
2021 | 132,450 | 1,570,830 | 8.4% | 44 | 21 | 65 | 2,037 | 20 | 33 | 69 | 59 | ap2022 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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