Diocese of Wrexham
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Diocese of Wrexham
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Cardiff Archdiocese |
| Diocesan bishop | Peter Brignall |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Edwin Regan |
| founding | February 12, 1987 |
| surface | 8,361 km² |
| Parishes | 41 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Residents | 737,000 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Catholics | 39,000 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| proportion of | 5.3% |
| Diocesan priest | 24 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Religious priest | 31 (31.12.2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 709 |
| Permanent deacons | 14 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Friars | 31 (31.12.2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Religious sisters | 106 ( 12/31/2014 / AP2016 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Cathedral Church of Our Lady of Sorrows |
| address | Sontley Road Wrexham, Clwyd LL13 7EW Wales Great Britain |
| Website | http://www.wrexhamdiocese.org.uk/ |
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The diocese of Wrexham , located in Great Britain ( Latin Dioecesis Gurecsamiensis , English Diocese of Wrexham , Welsh Esgobaeth Wrecsam ) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church based in Wrexham .
The diocese was canonically established by Pope John Paul II on February 21, 1987 from areas of the Diocese of Menevia .
The diocese belongs to the ecclesiastical province of Cardiff and is subordinate to the Archdiocese of Cardiff as a suffragan . The diocesan area includes the territories of Aberconwy & Colwyn Anglesey , Denbighshire and Flintshire , Gwynedd , Wrexham and the Montgomery area .
Bishops of Wrexham
- James Hannigan (February 12, 1987- March 7, 1994)
- Edwin Regan (November 7, 1994– June 27, 2012)
- Peter Brignall (since June 27, 2012)
