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Diocese of

Wrexham

Wales Wales

Continent: West Europe

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Wrexham / Gurecsamien(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Cardiff

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Special Churches

Churches by City (56)

Shrewsbury (↘), Menevia (↓)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2012.06.27 – ...):Bishop Peter Malcolm Brignall (69)Bishop Peter Malcolm Brignall (69)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Wrexham (Roman Rite)

Bishop Peter Malcolm Brignall (69)Bishop Peter Malcolm Brignall (69)
(2012.06.27 – ...)

Bishop of Wrexham (Wales)

Vivite et vigilate in Deo

Born:1953.07.05 (Whetstone, London, England)
Ordained Priest:1978.02.18
Consecrated Bishop:2012.09.12

Bishop of Wrexham (Wales) (2012.06.27 – ...)

Bishop Edwin Regan (87)Bishop Edwin Regan (87)
(1994.11.07 – 2012.06.27)

Bishop emeritus of Wrexham (Wales)

A fo ben bid bont

Born:1935.12.31 (Port Talbot, Wales)
Ordained Priest:1959.07.05
Consecrated Bishop:1994.12.13

Bishop of Wrexham (Wales) (1994.11.07 – 2012.06.27)

Bishop James Hannigan
(1987.02.12 – 1994.03.07)

Born:1928.07.15 (Ireland)
Ordained Priest:1954.06.27
Consecrated Bishop:1983.11.23
Died:1994.03.07 († 65)

Bishop of Menevia (Wales) (1983.10.13 – 1987.02.12)

Bishop of Wrexham (Wales) (1987.02.12 – 1994.03.07)

Contact Info

Address: Bishop’s House, Sontley Road, Wrexham, Clwyd LL13 7EW, Wales

Phone: (01978)26.27.26

Website:

Statistics

Area: 9,125 km²

Population: 31,645 Catholics (4.1% of 765,370 total) (2020)

Statistics: 28 parishes, 2 missions, 47 priests (20 diocesan, 27 religious), 12 deacons, 129 lay religious (29 brothers, 100 sisters), 1 seminarian (2020)

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint David of Menevia (March 1)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: November 7 (1907)

History

Last updated on 2023.04.13

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