Archdiocese of Birmingham
| Archdiocese of Birmingham | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Ecclesiastical province | Ecclesiastical Province of Birmingham |
| Diocesan bishop | Bernard Longley |
| Auxiliary bishop |
William Kenney CP David Evans (appointed) Stephen Wright (appointed) |
| Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus |
Philip Pargeter David Christopher McGough |
| Vicar General | Stephen Wright |
| founding | 1688 |
| surface | 9,936 km² |
| Parishes | 223 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
| Residents | 5.035.205 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
| Catholics | 448,440 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
| proportion of | 8.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 250 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
| Religious priest | 172 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,063 |
| Permanent deacons | 93 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
| Friars | 277 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
| Religious sisters | 236 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Metropolitan Cathedral Church of St. Chad |
| address | Shadwell Street Birmingham B4 6EY England Great Britain |
| Website | www.birminghamdiocese.org.uk |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Bishopric of Clifton Bishopric of Shrewsbury |
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The Archdiocese of Birmingham ( Latin Archidioecesis Birminghamiensis ) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church based in Birmingham, UK .
history
The archdiocese has its origins in the from the already on January 30, 1688 Apostolic Vicariate of England founded the Apostolic Vicariate Midland District . After the Apostolic Vicariate Eastern District was separated from him in 1840 , his name changed to Apostolic Vicariate Central District . On September 29, 1850 - restoration of the Catholic hierarchy in England - the diocese of Nottingham was established from parts of the area . At the same time there were also some areas for the establishment of the diocese of Shrewsbury and was raised to the diocese of Birmingham. As such, it was subordinate to the Archdiocese of Westminster as a suffragan , but then on October 28, 1911 itself became an archdiocese with the seat of a metropolitan , to which the two suffragan dioceses Clifton and Shrewsbury are assigned.
Today the area of the archbishopric includes the territories of Oxfordshire , Staffordshire , West Midlands , Warwickshire and Worcestershire .
Well-known clergy
Diocesan bishops
- 1850–1888: William Bernard Ullathorne , OSB
- 1888–1921: Edward Ilsley , Archbishop from October 28, 1911
- 1921-1928: John McIntyre
- 1929-1946: Thomas Leighton Williams
- 1947-1953: Joseph Masterson
- 1954–1965: Francis Joseph Grimshaw
- 1965-1981: George Patrick Dwyer
- 1982-1999: Maurice Couve de Murville
- 2000–2009: Vincent Nichols , then Archbishop of Westminster
- since 2009: Bernard Longley
