Roman Catholic Diocese of Lancaster
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The Diocese of Lancaster (Latin: Dioecesis Lancastrensis) is a Latin Church Roman Catholic diocese centred on Lancaster Cathedral in the city of Lancaster in Lancashire, England.
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Diocese of Lancaster Dioecesis Lancastrensis | |
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Location | |
Country | England |
Territory | County of Cumbria and the northwestern part of the county of Lancashire (the Hundreds of Lonsdale and Amounderness). |
Ecclesiastical province | Liverpool |
Deaneries | 11 |
Coordinates | 54.050°N 2.798°W / 54.050; -2.798 |
Statistics | |
Area | 2,900 km2 (1,100 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2019) 1,232,000 101,700 (8.3%) |
Parishes | 79 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 22 November 1924 |
Cathedral | Lancaster Cathedral |
Secular priests | 134 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Paul Swarbrick |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Malcolm McMahon OP |
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Bishops emeritus | Michael Gregory Campbell OSA |
Map | |
The Diocese of Lancaster within the Province of Liverpool | |
Website | |
lancasterdiocese.org.uk |
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