Roman Catholic Diocese of Wrexham

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Diocese of Wrexham

Dioecesis Gurecsamiensis

Esgobaeth Wrecsam
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Location
Country Wales
TerritoryAberconwy, Colwyn, Anglesey, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd, Wrexham and Montgomery
Ecclesiastical province Cardiff
Deaneries 6
Statistics
Area8,361 km2 (3,228 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2017)
742,600
33,897 (4.6%)
Parishes41
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established12 February 1987
Cathedral Cathedral of Our Lady of Sorrows
Secular priests 38
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Peter Brignall
Metropolitan Archbishop Mark O'Toole
Vicar GeneralTerence Carr
Bishops emeritus Edwin Regan
Map
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Website
Official website

The Diocese of Wrexham (Latin : Dioecesis Gurecsamiensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Wales. The diocese is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Cardiff.

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History

The diocese was erected on 12 February 1987 from the Diocese of Menevia. Before 1916 this territory was part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Shrewsbury. The current bishop is The Right Reverend Peter Brignall, the 3rd Bishop of Wrexham. On 27 June 2012, Pope Benedict XVI appointed the then Monsignor Brignall, who was at that time the Diocese of Wrexham's Vicar General, to succeed the retiring bishop, Edwin Regan. Bishop Peter's episcopal ordination took place on 12 September 2012 in Wrexham Cathedral.

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Details

The diocese covers an area of 8,361 km² of the ancient counties of Anglesey, Caernarfonshire, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Merionethshire and Montgomeryshire (the local government areas of Conwy, Anglesey, Denbighshire and Flintshire, Gwynedd, Wrexham and the former Montgomeryshire).

The see is in the city of Wrexham where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Our Lady of Sorrows.

Bishops

(Any dates appearing in italics indicate de facto continuation of office. The start date of tenure below is the date of appointment or succession. Where known, the date of installation and ordination as bishop are listed in the notes together with the post held prior to appointment.)

TenureIncumbentNotes
12 February 1987 – 7 March 1994 James Hannigan Bishop of Menevia; died in office
7 November 1994 – 12 September 2012 Edwin Regan Priest of Menevia; consecrated 13 December 1994
12 September 2012 – present Peter Brignall Vicar General of the diocese from 2003.

Deaneries

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

The deaneries include:

See also

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