Shrewsbury bishopric
| Shrewsbury bishopric | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Birmingham |
| Diocesan bishop | Mark Davies |
| surface | 6,136 km² |
| Dean's offices | 6 (December 7, 2008) |
| Parishes | 92 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Residents | 1,923,400 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics | 189,827 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| proportion of | 9.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 112 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious priest | 32 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,318 |
| Permanent deacons | 53 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Friars | 42 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious sisters | 88 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Our Lady Help of Christians and St. Peter of Alcantara |
| Website | www.dioceseofshrewsbury.org |
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The Diocese of Shrewsbury ( Latin Dioecesis Salopiensis ) is a diocese located in Great Britain with its seat in Shrewsbury .
It was established on September 29, 1850 with the restoration of the Catholic hierarchy in England from areas of the Vicariate Apostolic Central District , Lancashire District and Wales District . In 1895 there were territories from the new diocese of Newport and Menevia .
Bishops
- James Brown (1851-1881)
- Edmund Knight (1882-1895)
- John Carroll (1895-1897)
- Samuel Webster Allen (1897-1908)
- Hugh Singleton (1908-1934)
- Ambrose James Moriarty (1934-1949)
- John Aloysius Murphy (1949–1961) (later Archbishop of Cardiff )
- William Eric Grasar (1962–1980)
- Joseph Gray (1980-1995)
- Brian Michael Noble (1995-2010)
- Mark Davies (since 2010)
