Roman Catholic Diocese of Leeds

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Diocese of Leeds

Dioecesis Loidensis
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Location
CountryFlag of England.svg  England
TerritoryUnofficial Flag of West Yorkshire.svg  West Yorkshire
With parts of:
Flag of England.svg  North Yorkshire
East Riding Of Yorkshire.svg  East Riding of Yorkshire
Flag of Lancashire.svg  Lancashire
County Flag of Greater Manchester.svg  Greater Manchester
Ecclesiastical province Liverpool
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Liverpool
Deaneries 11
Statistics
Area1,900 sq mi (4,900 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2019)
2,115,000
168,000 (7.9%)
Parishes82
Churches108
Schools93
Information
Denomination Catholic
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established29 September 1850
Cathedral Saint Anne's Cathedral, Leeds
Patron saint Our Lady of Perpetual Succour
St Wilfrid
Secular priests 187
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Marcus Stock
Metropolitan Archbishop Malcolm McMahon
Vicar General
  • Paul Fisher
[1]
Episcopal Vicars
  • Timothy Swinglehurst
[1]
Bishops emeritus Arthur Roche [2]
Map
Province of Liverpool.png
The Diocese of Leeds within the Province of Liverpool
Website
dioceseofleeds.org.uk

The Diocese of Leeds (Latin : Dioecesis Loidensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church centred on Leeds Cathedral in the city of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. It was founded on 20 December 1878, with the splitting of the Diocese of Beverley, which had covered all of Yorkshire. The Diocese of Leeds was made to cover the historic West Riding of Yorkshire, while the Diocese of Middlesbrough took over the diocesan organisation of the rest of Yorkshire.

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History

In the 19th century, the region covered by the modern diocese fell under the jurisdiction of Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District, which in turn became the Apostolic Vicariate of the Yorkshire District, which was then elevated to the distinction of Diocese of Beverley in 1850. Around 1861, the then Bishop of Beverley, Robert Cornthwaite, informed the Holy See that in his opinion, the Diocese of Beverley was too large, and in light of the expanding Catholic population, should be sub-divided into two regions. After 15 years of discussion and planning, it was agreed that on 20 December 1878, the Diocese of Beverley be dissolved and that the Diocese of Leeds be created to cater for the West Riding of Yorkshire and those parishes in the City of York to the south of the River Ouse, and the Diocese of Middlesbrough, covering the North and East Ridings of Yorkshire and those parishes in the City of York to the north of the River Ouse. [3] However, in 1982 the two York parishes south of the River Ouse were ceded to the Diocese of Middlesbrough to unite the City of York under one bishop. In 1980, fifty parishes in the South Yorkshire region of the diocese were transferred from Leeds to the newly formed Diocese of Hallam. The parish of Howden was transferred from the Middlesbrough diocese to the Leeds diocese in 2004.

Patronal Feasts of the Diocese

PatronDate
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour 27 June
St Wilfrid 12 October

Bishops

Ordinaries

See Diocese of Beverley for bishops of that diocese.

Coadjutor Bishops

Auxiliary Bishop

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

Diocesan structure

The diocese is organised into deaneries, each with a Dean and a number of parishes.

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References

  1. 1 2 Leeds, Diocese of (2012). Diocese of Leeds Directory 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 Leeds, Diocese of (2013). Diocese of Leeds Directory 2013.
  3. ↑ "History". Diocese of Leeds. Diocese of Leeds. Archived from the original on 15 October 2007. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "Bishop Roche Heads for Rome". Diocese of Leeds. 26 June 2012. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "Off To Serve The Holy Father". Diocese of Leeds. 27 September 2012. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "Bishop Marcus Stock asks for prayers as he is installed in Leeds". Catholic Herald. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
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