Roman Catholic Diocese of Hallam

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Diocese of Hallam

Dioecesis Hallamensis
Cathedral Church of St Marie.JPG
Location
CountryFlag of England.svg England
TerritoryFlagOfSouthYorkshire.svg South Yorkshire
With parts of:
Derbyshire flag.svg Derbyshire
County Flag of Nottinghamshire.svg Nottinghamshire
Ecclesiastical province Liverpool
Deaneries 6
Coordinates 53°22′59″N1°27′54″W / 53.383°N 1.465°W / 53.383; -1.465
Statistics
Area1,030 km2 (400 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2013)
  • 1,569,000
  • 60,188 (3.8%)
Parishes60
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established30 May 1980
Cathedral Cathedral Church of St Marie
Secular priests 65
Current leadership
Pope Leo XIV
Bishop Ralph Heskett, C.Ss.R.
Metropolitan Archbishop John Francis Sherrington
Vicar GeneralFr. Desmond Sexton
Bishops emeritus John Rawsthorne
Map
Province of Liverpool.png
The Diocese of Hallam within the Province of Liverpool
Website
hallam-diocese.com

The Diocese of Hallam (Latin : Dioecesis Hallamensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in England. The diocese comprises the whole of the City of Sheffield, and the surrounding towns of Rotherham, Doncaster, Barnsley, Chesterfield, the Peak District and areas of Worksop and Retford. [1] It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Liverpool.

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Erection of the Diocese

The diocese was erected on 30 May 1980 by Pope John Paul II, by removing territory from the Diocese of Leeds and the Diocese of Nottingham. It is one of the six suffragan sees that fall under the ecclesiastical Province of Liverpool (also known as the Northern province). [2]

The diocese derives its name from Hallamshire, an ancient name for the Sheffield area. It is under the patronage of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour, whose feast is celebrated as a solemnity in the diocese on 27 June.

The first Bishop of Hallam was Gerald Moverley, who resigned in July 1996 and died later that year. The second bishop was John Rawsthorne, who had previously been an auxiliary bishop of Liverpool and titular bishop of Rotdon. The third and current incumbent is Ralph Heskett, C.Ss.R., who had previously been Bishop of Gibraltar.

The diocesan Cathedral is the Cathedral Church of St. Marie in the city centre of Sheffield. [3]

Deanery structure

The parishes included in the Diocese of Hallam are organised into six deaneries.

Bishops of the Diocese of Hallam

TenureIncumbentNotes
3 July 1980 – 9 July 1996 Gerald Moverley Previously Auxiliary Bishop of Leeds; resigned
3 July 1997 – 20 May 2014 John Rawsthorne Previously Auxiliary Bishop of Liverpool; installed 4 June 1997; resigned
10 July 2014 – present Ralph Heskett, C.Ss.R. Previously Bishop of Gibraltar; appointed 20 May 2014

See also

References

  1. "Diocese of Hallam". The Catholic Directory. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  2. "History". Diocese of Leeds. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  3. "Catholic Cathedral – Diocese of Hallam" . Retrieved 8 September 2019.