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Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle

Dioecesis Hagulstadensis et Novacastrensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Stephen James Lawrence Wright, Bishop
  • Robert John Byrne, C.O., Bishop Emeritus
  • Séamus Cunningham, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Name Changed: 23 May 1861
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Liverpool
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: England
  • Region: Great Britain
  • Square Kilometers: 8,722 (3,368 Square Miles)
  • Description: Counties of Durham, Northumberland, with Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Darlington, Gateshead, Hartlepool, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, and Stockton-on-Tees (N of River Tees).
  • Official Web Site: https://diocesehn.org.uk/
  • Mailing Address: St. Vincent’s Diocesan Offices, St. Cuthbert’s House, West Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE15 7PY, England, Great Britain
  • Telephone: (0191)228-0003
  • Fax: 274-0432

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Vicariate Apostolic of Northern District
30 January 1688ErectedVicariate Apostolic of England (and Wales) Vicariate Apostolic of Midland District (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Northern District (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Western District (erected)
3 July 1840Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Northern District Vicariate Apostolic of Lancashire District (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Yorkshire District (erected)
Diocese of Hexham
29 September 1850ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Northern District Diocese of Hexham
Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle
23 May 1861Name ChangedDiocese of Hexham Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle
28 October 1911Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Hexham and Newcastle (from Westminster to Liverpool)
22 November 1924Territory LostDiocese of Hexham and Newcastle (Westmorland and Cumberland)
Archdiocese of Liverpool (Northern part)
Diocese of Lancaster (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle
1949247,2342,242,70011.0%3292034970866559148ap1951
1969282,6592,256,80012.5%3593939871076551177ap1971
1980270,0002,379,00011.3%29337330818199511180ap1981
1990248,8622,394,00010.4%26537302824386284180ap1991
1999240,4572,250,00010.7%21932251957358227188ap2000
2000243,1832,200,00011.1%21632248980247216178ap2001
2001228,1842,200,00010.4%21930249916141213180ap2002
2002211,2002,200,0009.6%21527242872136206185ap2003
2003223,0602,515,4428.9%206172231,000225205182ap2004
2004219,3142,241,4919.8%20624230953236196183ap2005
2006217,0842,233,7209.7%194132071,048926179182ap2007
2013181,1932,323,7007.8%159221811,0012627105170ap2014
2016168,8002,323,2007.3%15619175964292186156ap2017
2019167,5682,323,2007.2%149181671,003381984149ap2020
2021172,5602,393,5757.2%139201591,085392378146ap2022
2023220,0772,366,4229.3%116251411,560422759133ap2024

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Vicariate Apostolic of Northern District
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 202
  • Diocese of Hexham
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 203
  • Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 3, Page 553, to Page 555

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