Bishopric of Clifton
Bishopric of Clifton
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Country | United Kingdom |
Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Birmingham |
Diocesan bishop | Declan Ronan Lang |
Vicar General | Patrick Gabriel Leyden Jeremy Harry Rigden |
surface | 10,916 km² |
Dean's offices | 13 (December 7th, 2008) |
Parishes | 107 (December 31, 2011 / AP2013 ) |
Residents | 2,120,000 (December 31, 2011 / AP2013 ) |
Catholics | 198,300 (December 31, 2011 / AP2013 ) |
proportion of | 9.4% |
Diocesan priest | 100 (December 31, 2011 / AP2013 ) |
Religious priest | 48 (December 31, 2011 / AP2013 ) |
Catholics per priest | 1,340 |
Permanent deacons | 55 (31.12.2011 / AP2013 ) |
Friars | 54 (December 31, 2011 / AP2013 ) |
Religious sisters | 112 (December 31, 2011 / AP2013 ) |
rite | Roman rite |
Liturgical language | English |
cathedral | Saints Peter and Paul |
address | Diocesan Offices Egerton Road Bishopston Bristol, BS7 8MU England Great Britain |
Website | www.cliftondiocese.com |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Clifton ( lat. : Dioecesis Cliftoniensis ) is in United Kingdom situated Roman Catholic diocese , based in Bristol , district of Clifton .
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Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral in Clifton
history
It comes from the Vicariate Apostolic Western District founded on January 30, 1688 . In 1840 the Vicariate gave territories to establish the Vicariate Wales District . On September 29, 1850 - restoration of the Catholic hierarchy in England - it became a diocese with the division of the diocese of Plymouth and has since been subordinate to the Archdiocese of Birmingham as a suffragan diocese.
Bishops
- Thomas Lawrence Burgess 1851-1854
- William Joseph Hugh Clifford 1857-1893
- William Robert Bernard Brownlow 1894-1901
- George Crompton Ambrose Burton 1902-1931
- William Lee 1931-1948
- Joseph Edward Rudderham 1949-1974
- Mervyn Alban Alexander 1974-2001
- Declan Ronan Lang since 2001
See also
Web links
Commons : Diocese of Clifton - Collection of images, videos and audio files