Carmarthen Deanery

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The Carmarthen Deanery is a Roman Catholic deanery in the Diocese of Menevia that covers several churches in Carmarthenshire and the surrounding area. [1] In the early 2010s, the Aberystwyth Deanery was dissolved and the church in Lampeter became part of the Carmarthen Deanery.

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The deanery is centred at Blessed Sacrament Church in Gorseinon. [2]

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References

  1. "Carmarthen Deanery". Diocese of Menevia. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  2. "Administration". Diocese of Menevia. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  3. Roman Catholic Church of St Mary, Carmarthen from British listed buildings, retrieved 11 March 2015
  4. Church of the Blessed Sacrament, Gorseinon from British listed buildings, retrieved 13 March 2015
  5. Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and Attached Presbytery, Lampeter from British listed buildings, retrieved 11 March 2015