Diocese of Nottingham
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Westminster |
| Diocesan bishop | Patrick McKinney |
| Vicar General | Thomas McGovern John Guest |
| surface | 13,000 km² |
| Parishes | 108 (December 31, 2011 / AP 2013 ) |
| Residents | 3,990,000 (December 31, 2011 / AP 2013 ) |
| Catholics | 155,000 (December 31, 2011 / AP 2013 ) |
| proportion of | 3.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 129 (December 31, 2011 / AP 2013 ) |
| Religious priest | 52 (December 31, 2011 / AP 2013 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 856 |
| Permanent deacons | 38 (December 31, 2011 / AP 2013 ) |
| Friars | 72 (December 31, 2011 / AP 2013 ) |
| Religious sisters | 60 (December 31, 2011 / AP 2013 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of St. Barnabas |
| Website | www.nottingham-diocese.org.uk |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nottingham ( lat. : Dioecesis Nottinghamensis ) is in United Kingdom situated Roman Catholic diocese , based in Nottingham .
history
St. Barnabas Cathedral in Nottingham
The diocese of Nottingham was on September 29, 1850 by Pope Pius IX. with the Apostolic Constitution Universalis Ecclesiae - restoration of the Catholic hierarchy in England - established from cession of territory by the Apostolic Vicariate Central District and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Westminster as a suffragan . On May 30, 1980, the Diocese of Nottingham gave parts of its territory to the establishment of the Diocese of Hallam .
Bishops of Nottingham
- Joseph William Hendren OFM , 1851-1853
- Richard Butler Roskell , 1853-1875
- Edward Gilpin Bagshawe CO , 1874-1902
- Robert Brindle , 1901-1915
- Thomas Dunn , 1916–1931
- John Francis McNulty , 1932-1943
- Edward Ellis , 1944-1974
- James Joseph McGuinness , 1974-2000
- Malcolm McMahon OP , 2000-2014
- Patrick McKinney , since May 14, 2015