- Roman Catholic Diocese of Hallam
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Diocese of Hallam
Dioecesis HallamensisLocation Country England Territory County of South Yorkshire, parts of the High Peak and Chesterfield Districts of Derbyshire, and the district of Bassetlaw in Nottinghamshire Ecclesiastical province Liverpool Metropolitan Liverpool Deaneries 7 Coordinates 53°22′59″N 1°27′54″W / 53.383°N 1.465°WCoordinates: 53°22′59″N 1°27′54″W / 53.383°N 1.465°W Statistics Area 1,030 km2 (400 sq mi) Population
- Total
- Catholics(as of 2006)
1,504,000
62,559 (4.2%)Parishes 65 Information Denomination Roman Catholic Rite Latin Rite Established 30 May 1980 Cathedral Cathedral Church of St Marie Secular priests 65 Current leadership Pope Benedict XVI Bishop John Rawsthorne Metropolitan Archbishop Patrick Altham Kelly Map 
The Diocese of Hallam within the Province of LiverpoolWebsite hallam-diocese.com The Roman Catholic Diocese of Hallam is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman 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 Bassetlaw and Retford.
The Diocese was formed on 30 May 1980 by removing territory from the Diocese of Leeds and the Diocese of Nottingham and is one of the six suffragan sees in the ecclesiastical Province of Liverpool. 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 current incumbent is Bishop John Rawsthorne. He had previously been Auxiliary Bishop of Liverpool and titular bishop of Rotdon. The diocesan Cathedral is the Cathedral Church of St. Marie in the city centre of Sheffield.
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Parishes
The parishes included in the Diocese of Hallam are presented within their respective deanery, also featured at the top of each section is its patronage.
Barnsley
- Patron: The Holy Rood
Blessed Sacrament, Athersley • Holy Rood, Barnsley • St Joseph and Blessed English Martyrs, Kendray • Our Lady and St James, Worsbrough • St Mary Magdalene, Cudworth • St Teresa, Darton • St Paul, Grimethorpe • Our Lady and St Joseph, Royston • Sacred Heart, Goldthorpe • St Michael and All Angels, Wombwell • Sacred Heart and St Helen, Hoyland
Bassetlaw
- Patron: St Gilbert of Sempringham
St Joseph, Dinnington • St Patrick, Harworth • St Helen, Oldcotes • St Patrick, Harworth • St Joseph, Retford • St Joseph the Worker, Worksop • St Mary, Worksop
Chesterfield
- Patron: The Padley Martyrs, Ss Nicholas Garlick and Robert Ludlam
Our Lady of Sorrows, Bamford • The Annunciation, Chesterfield • The Holy Family, Chesterfield • St Hugh of Lincoln, Chesterfield • The Sacred Heart, Clowne • Holy Spirit, Dronfield • St Michael the Archangel, Hathersage • Padley Chapel, Padley • St Patrick, New Whittington • Immaculate Conception, Spinkhill • Mount St Mary's College, Spinkhill • St Joseph's, Staverley
Doncaster
- Patron: St Charles Borromeo
Our Lady of Sorrows and St Francis, Armthorpe • Blessed English Martyrs, Askern • Sacred Heart, Balby • St Helen, Burghwallis • St George and the English Martyrs, Carcroft • Our Lady of Mount Carmel & St Mary Magdalen, Intake • Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Bentley • St Paul, Cantley • St Peter in Chains, Doncaster • Maridon Pastoral Centre, Doncaster • Polish Chaplaincy, Doncaster • St Mary, Edlington • Holy Family, Finningley • St Thomas of Canterbury, Kirk Sandall • St Joseph and St Nicholas, Moorends • Christ the King, Rossington • Our Lady of the Assumption, Stainforth • St Joseph and St Teresa, Woodlands • St Alban, Denaby • English Martyrs, Mexborough
Rotherham
- Patron: St Bede
St Augustine of Canterbury, Kiveton Park • St Mary Magdalene, Maltby • Roche Abbey, Maltby • The Parish Rooms, Tickhill • St Joseph, Rawmarsh • The Immaculate Conception, Rotherham • St Bede, Rotherham • Forty Martyrs, Rotherham • St Gerard, Rotherham • Blessed Trinity, Wickersley • St Joseph, Wath upon Dearne
Sheffield North
- Patron: St Thomas More
Cathedral Church of St Marie, Sheffield • St Ann, Deepcar • St Mary, High Green • Carmelite Monastery of the Holy Spirit • St Mary, Penistone • The Sacred Heart, Hillsborough • St Catherine of Alexandria, Sheffield • St Patrick, Sheffield • St Thomas More, Sheffield • St Vincent, Walkley and Crookes • St Michael's Cemetery Chapel • St Francis of Assisi, Sandygate • Claremont Hospital Chapel, Sheffield • St Charles Borromeo, Attercliffe
Sheffield South
- Patron: St John Fisher
Saint Edward the Confessor, Rotherham • Holy Family, Sheffield • Our Lady of Lourdes, Hackenthorpe • St Anthony Gleadless, Sheffield • English Martyrs, Totley • Diocese of Hallam Pastoral Centre, Sheffield • St Joseph, Handsworth • St Martin de Porres, Swallownest • St Oswald, Wybourn • St Theresa of the Child, Manor Estate • Mother of God and St Wilfrid, Sheffield • Our Lady of Beauchief & St Thomas of Canterbury, Meadowhead • St William of York, Sheffield • Polish Catholic Centre, Sheffield • Catholic Chaplaincy, Hallam University • Catholic Chaplaincy, Sheffield University
Bishops of the Diocese of Hallam
See also: Bishop of Hallam
Tenure Incumbent Notes 30 May 1980 to 9 July 1996 Gerald Moverley Auxiliary Bishop of Leeds; resigned 4 June 1997 to present John Rawsthorne Auxiliary Bishop of Liverpool; installed 3 July 1997 Diocesan pilgrimage to Lourdes
This is one of the leading pilgrimages in the Diocesan year and usually takes place in June or July. It is well known that none of the sick attend or stay at one of the hospitals in the town, and stay in the main hotels cared for by the own diocesan team of Doctors and Nurses.
The youth in their brightly coloured shirts are clearly distinguishable and are often praised for the voluntary work in looking after their own individual pilgrim during the week. For many years the uniform's colours changed with each group that went, although recently a highly popular yellow and green shirt has been adopted.
Another tradition of the diocese is that they lead two of the main services at least once whilst staying in Lourdes, this being the Marian ("Torchlight") procession and the Blessed Sacrament procession. Mass at the grotto usually also takes place.
References
- Hallam (Diocese). Catholic Hierarchy (accessed 12 February 2005).
External links
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