Roman Catholic Diocese of Menevia

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Diocese of Menevia

Dioecesis Menevensis

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Location
Country Wales
TerritorySwansea, Neath Port Talbot, Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, Brecknock and Radnor
Ecclesiastical province Cardiff
Coordinates 52°00′29″N4°30′18″W / 52.008°N 4.505°W / 52.008; -4.505
Statistics
Area9,310 km2 (3,590 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2013)
829,500
26,200 (3.2%)
Parishes55
Information
Denomination Catholic
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established6th century
    12 May 1898 (re-establishment)
Dissolved2024
Cathedral Swansea Cathedral
Secular priests 30
Leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Mark O'Toole
Metropolitan Archbishop Mark O'Toole
Vicar GeneralJoseph Cefai
Bishops emeritus John Peter Mark Jabalé
Thomas Matthew Burns
Map
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Diocese of Menevia within the Province of Cardiff
Website
menevia.org

The Diocese of Menevia (Latin : Dioecesis Menevensis) was a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Wales. It was one of two suffragan dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of Cardiff and was subject to the Archdiocese of Cardiff, until it merged with the Archdiocese in 2024, to form the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cardiff-Menevia.

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History

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An engraving of St David's Cathedral c.1790 with an account of its history

The history of the diocese of St Davids is traditionally traced to that saint (Dewi) in the latter half of the 6th century. Records of the history of the diocese before Norman times are very fragmentary, however, consisting of a few chance references in old chronicles, such as Annales Cambriae and Brut y Tywysogion (Rolls Series).

On 12 May 1898, the Apostolic Vicariate of Wales was elevated to diocesan status and had its seat at the Cathedral Church of Our Lady of Sorrows in Wrexham [1] until 1987 when the Diocese of Wrexham was created.The Diocese of Menevia covered between 1987 and 2024 the area roughly that of the ancient Diocese of St Davids. [2] ("Menevia" was the Roman name for St Davids.) The Catholic diocese was led by Mark O'Toole, Archbishop of Cardiff, [3] when Cardiff and Menevia merged in a single Archdiocese in 2024.

The sixth century bishop St Ismael is honoured on 16 June. [4]

Timeline

Details

In 2007, there were 27,561 Catholics in the diocese which was served by 34 diocesan priests, 19 religious priests, 9 non-ordained male religious and 100 female religious. There are 34 Catholic educational institutions in the diocese, [8] including three secondary schools:

Founded in 1965, St Joseph's School was the first Catholic comprehensive school in Wales. [9]

The geographic remit consists of the City and County of Swansea, Neath and Port Talbot, and the traditional counties of Brecknockshire, Cardiganshire, Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire and Radnorshire - an area of 9,310 square kilometres (3,590 sq mi) roughly.

The cathedra is located at St Joseph's Cathedral, Swansea. Situated within the diocese is the Welsh National Shrine of Our Lady of Cardigan at Cardigan.

Bishops

Ordinaries

Coadjutor Bishops

Auxiliary Bishop

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

Deaneries

There are a total of five deaneries in the Diocese of Menevia, all of which cover several churches in that area, overseen by a dean.

The deaneries are:

See also

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References

  1. "Diocese of Menevia". Catholic Encyclopedia 1913. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
  2. "About the Diocese of Menevia". Diocese of Menevia. Archived from the original on 10 May 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  3. "Pope Francis accepts resignation of Bishop of Menevia". Independent Catholic News. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  4. "Saint Ismael of Menevia". 6 June 2013.
  5. Historic England, "Details from listed building database (1411804)", National Heritage List for England , retrieved 5 April 2014
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 History from Cardiff Cathedral retrieved 5 April 2014
  7. "Resignations and Appointments (continued), 12.09.2024" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  8. "Statistics". dioceseofmenevia.org. 31 December 2007. Archived from the original on 4 February 2007.
  9. Egan, Josephine (1988). Opting Out: Catholic Schools Today. Worcester, UK: Fowler Wright Books. p. 53. ISBN   9780852441312.