Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cardiff

Diocese
name=Archdiocese of Cardiff


province=Province of Cardiff
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bishop=Archbishop of Cardiff
cathedral=Cardiff Cathedral
website=http://www.rcadc.co.uk/index.htmThe Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cardiff, Latin: "Archidioecesis Cardiffensis" or in Welsh: "Archesgobaeth Caerdydd" is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Wales. The archdiocese is the metropolitan of the Diocese of Menevia and the Diocese of Wrexham.

The Episcopal seat is located in Cardiff. The diocese was first established as the apostolic vicariate of Wales in 1840, and elevated to the parent diocese of Newport and Menevia in 1850 by Pope Pius IX . In 1895, the diocese was renamed the diocese of Newport. Finally in 1916, the diocese became the archdiocese of Cardiff.

The ecclesiastical terrority of the diocese comprises the local government areas of Cardiff, Bridgend, Vale of Glamorgan, Newport, Torfaen, Blaenau Gwent, Monmouthshire, Merthyr Tydfil, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Herefordshire and Worcestershire. Altogether there are 22 parishes. The current Archbishop is Peter Smith, who was appointed in 2001.

Ordinaries

*Thomas Joseph Brown, O.S.B. † (5 Jun 1840 Appointed - 12 Apr 1880 Died)
*John Cuthbert Hedley, O.S.B. † (18 Feb 1881 Appointed - 11 Nov 1915 Died)
*James Romanus Bilsborrow, O.S.B. † (7 Feb 1916 Appointed - 16 Dec 1920 Resigned)
*Francis Edward Joseph Mostyn † (7 Mar 1921 Appointed - 25 Oct 1939 Died)
*Michael Joseph McGrath † (20 Jun 1940 Appointed - 28 Feb 1961 Died)
*John Aloysius Murphy † (22 Aug 1961 Appointed - 25 Mar 1983 Retired)
*John Aloysius Ward, O.F.M. Cap. † (25 Mar 1983 Appointed - 26 Oct 2001 Resigned)
*Peter Smith (26 Oct 2001 Appointed - )

External links

* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/card0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dcard.html Catholic Hierarchy]