Metropolitan Archdiocese of

Cardiff

Wales , England

Continent: West Europe

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Metropolitan Archdiocese Metr. Archdiocese

Name: Cardiff / Cardiffen(sis) (Latin)

Suffragan Sees: Menevia, Wrexham

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Websites:

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception (December 8)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: May 23 (1959)

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

560: Established as Diocese of Llandaff / Landaven(sis) (Latin)
1530: Suppressed
1916.02.07: Restored as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cardiff / Cardiffen(sis) (Latin) (from the suppressed Diocese of Newport and with suffragan see Menevia)
1987.02.12: Lost territory to Diocese of Menevia and gained suffragan see Wrexham

Contact Info

Address: Archbishop’s House, 41-43 Cathedral Road, Cardiff, South Glamorgan CF11 9HD, Wales

Phone: (029)20.379.494

Papal Visits

Pope John Paul II (1982.06)

Present Prelates

Metropolitan Archbishop (2022.04.27 – ...):

Archbishop Mark O’Toole (60)

Bishop of Menevia (Wales)

Ordinaries

Metropolitan Archbishops of Cardiff (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Mark O’Toole (60)
(2022.04.27 – ...)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cardiff (Wales)
Bishop of Menevia (Wales)

In manus tuas Domine

Born:	1963.06.22 (London, England)
Ordained Priest:	1990.06.09
Consecrated Bishop:	2014.01.28

Priest of Westminster (England) (1990.06.09 – 2013.11.09)

Bishop of Plymouth (England) (2013.11.09 – 2022.04.27)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cardiff (Wales) (2022.04.27 – ...)

Bishop of Menevia (Wales) (2022.04.27 – ...)

Archbishop George Stack (78)
(2011.04.19 – 2022.04.27)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Cardiff (Wales)
former Apostolic Administrator of Menevia (Wales)

Urget caritas Christi nos

Born:	1946.05.09 (Cork City, Ireland)
Ordained Priest:	1972.05.21
Consecrated Bishop:	2001.05.10

Priest of Westminster (England) (1972.05.21 – 2001.04.12)

Titular Bishop of Gemellæ in Numidia (2001.04.12 – 2011.04.19)

Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster (England) (2001.04.12 – 2011.04.19)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cardiff (Wales) (2011.04.19 – 2022.04.27)

Apostolic Administrator of Menevia (Wales) (2019.07.11 – 2022.04.27)

Archbishop Peter David Gregory Smith
(2001.10.26 – 2010.04.30)

Legis Plenitudo Caritas

Born:	1943.10.20 (Battersea, England)
Ordained Priest:	1972.07.15
Consecrated Bishop:	1995.05.27
Died:	2020.03.06 (Chelsea, England † 76)

Bishop of East Anglia (England) (1995.03.21 – 2001.10.26)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cardiff (Wales) (2001.10.26 – 2010.04.30)

Vice-President of Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales (2009.04.30 – 2019.05.13)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Southwark (England) (2010.04.30 – 2019.06.10)

Apostolic Administrator of Arundel and Brighton (England) (2010.10.04 – 2015.03.21)

Archbishop John Aloysius Ward, O.F.M. Cap.
(1983.03.25 – 2001.10.26)

Born:	1929.01.24 (England)
Ordained Priest:	1953.06.07
Consecrated Bishop:	1980.10.01
Died:	2007.03.27 († 78)

Coadjutor Bishop of Menevia (Wales) (1980.07.25 – 1981.02.05)

Bishop of Menevia (Wales) (1981.02.05 – 1983.03.25)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cardiff (Wales) (1983.03.25 – 2001.10.26)

Archbishop John Aloysius Murphy
(1961.08.22 – 1983.03.25)

Born:	1905.12.21 (England)
Ordained Priest:	1931.03.21
Consecrated Bishop:	1948.02.25
Died:	1995.11.18 († 89)

Titular Bishop of Appia (1948.02.07 – 1949.06.03)

Coadjutor Bishop of Shrewsbury (England) (1948.02.07 – 1949.06.03)

Bishop of Shrewsbury (England) (1949.06.03 – 1961.08.22)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cardiff (Wales) (1961.08.22 – 1983.03.25)

Archbishop Michael Joseph McGrath
(1940.06.20 – 1961.02.28)

Born:	1882.03.24 (Ireland)
Ordained Priest:	1908.07.12
Consecrated Bishop:	1935.09.24
Died:	1961.02.28 († 78)

Bishop of Menevia (Wales) (1935.08.10 – 1940.06.20)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cardiff (Wales) (1940.06.20 – 1961.02.28)

Archbishop Francis Edward Joseph Mostyn
(1921.03.07 – 1939.10.25)

Born:	1860.08.06 (England)
Ordained Priest:	1884.09.14
Consecrated Bishop:	1895.09.14
Died:	1939.10.25 († 79)

Titular Bishop of Ascalon (1895.07.04 – 1898.05.12)

Vicar Apostolic of Wales (Wales) (1895.07.04 – 1898.05.12)

Bishop of Menevia (Wales) (1898.05.12 – 1921.03.07)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cardiff (Wales) (1921.03.07 – 1939.10.25)

Archbishop James Romanus Bilsborrow, E.B.C.
(1916.02.07 – 1920.12.16)

Born:	1862.08.27 (England)
Ordained Priest:	1889.06.23
Consecrated Bishop:	1911.02.24
Died:	1931.06.19 († 68)

Bishop of Port-Louis (Mauritius) (1910.09.13 – 1916.02.07)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cardiff (Wales) (1916.02.07 – 1920.12.16)

Titular Archbishop of Cius (1920.12.16 – 1931.06.19)

Bishops of Llandaff (Roman Rite)

Bishop Thomas Peverel
(1398.07.02 – 1407.07.04)

Died:

1419.03

Bishop of Ossory (Ireland) (1395.11.03 – 1398.07.02)

Bishop of Llandaff (Wales) (1398.07.02 – 1407.07.04)

Bishop of Worcester (England) (1407.07.04 – 1419.03)

Bishop John Burghill
(1396.04.12 – 1398.07.02)

Consecrated Bishop:	1396.07.10
Died:	1414.05.20

Bishop of Llandaff (Wales) (1396.04.12 – 1398.07.02)

Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield (England) (1398.07.02 – 1414.05.20)

Bishop Robert Tideman of Winchcombe
(1393 – 1395.06.15)

Consecrated Bishop:	1393.10.13
Died:	1401.06.13

Bishop of Llandaff (Wales) (1393 – 1395.06.15)

Bishop of Worcester (England) (1395.06.15 – 1401.06.13)

Bishop William Bottlesham
(1385.12.02 – 1389.08.27)

Died:

1400.02

Bishop of Bethléem à Clamecy (France) (1383 – 1385.12.02)

Bishop of Llandaff (Wales) (1385.12.02 – 1389.08.27)

Bishop of Rochester (England) (1389.08.27 – 1400.02)

Bishop Thomas Rushook (Thomas Rushooke), O.P.
(1383.05.03 – 1385.11.07)

Died:

1393

Bishop of Llandaff (Wales) (1383.05.03 – 1385.11.07)

Bishop of Chichester (England) (1385.11.07 – 1388)

Bishop of Brefinnia (Ireland) (1388 – 1390?)

Bishop Roger Cradock, O.F.M.
(1361.12.15 – 1382.06.22)

Died:

1382.06.22

Bishop of Waterford (Ireland) (1350.03.02 – 1361.12.15)

Bishop of Llandaff (Wales) (1361.12.15 – 1382.06.22)

Bishop John Paschal, O. Carm.
(1347.02.19 – 1361.10.11)

Died:

1361.10.11

Bishop of Llandaff (Wales) (1347.02.19 – 1361.10.11)

Bishop John de Egglescliffe, O.P.
(1323.06.20 – 1347.01.02)

Died:

1347.01.02

Bishop of Connor (Ireland) (1322 – 1323.06.20)

Bishop of Llandaff (Wales) (1323.06.20 – 1347.01.02)

Saint Bishop Teilo
(550? – 610?)

Died:

610?

Bishop of Llandaff (Wales) (550? – 610?)

Bishop.

Saint Bishop Dyfrig
(? – 550)

Died:

550

Bishop of Llandaff (Wales) (? – 550)

Bishop.

Former Prelates

Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Daniel Joseph Mullins (1970.02.05 – 1987.02.12)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Metropolitan Cathedral Church of St David, Cardiff, Cardiff, Wales
Former Cathedral: Church of St Michael and All Angels, Belmont, Herefordshire, England
Former Cathedral (now Protestant church): Former Cathedral of Ss Peter and Paul, St Dyfrig, St Telio and St Euddogwy, Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales
Former Cathedral (now Protestant church): Former Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Ethelbert the King, Hereford, Herefordshire, England
Shrines in the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy

Churches by City (82)

Menevia (←), Shrewsbury (↑), Birmingham (↗), Clifton (→)

Statistics (2021.12.31)

Area: 3,064 km²

Population: 127,000 Catholics (8.5% of 1,500,500 total)

Pastoral Centres: 59 parishes

Personnel: 62 priests (43 diocesan, 19 religious), 19 deacons, 101 religious (31 brothers, 70 sisters), 2 seminarians

Pastoral Centres

Last updated on 2024.05.12

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