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Diocese of

Plymouth

England England

Continent: West Europe

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Plymouth / Plymuthen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Southwark

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Special Churches

Churches by City (113)

Clifton (↗), Portsmouth (→)

Present Prelates

Bishop:vacant

Ordinaries

Bishops of Plymouth (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Mark O’Toole (59)Bishop Mark O’Toole (59) (later Archbishop)
(2013.11.09 – 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

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 – ...)

Bishop Hugh Christopher Budd (85)Bishop Hugh Christopher Budd (85)
(1985.11.19 – 2013.11.09)

Bishop emeritus of Plymouth (England)

Christ our light

Born:1937.05.27 (Romford, England)
Ordained Priest:1962.07.08
Consecrated Bishop:1986.01.15

Bishop of Plymouth (England) (1985.11.19 – 2013.11.09)

Bishop Cyril Edward Restieaux
(1955.04.09 – 1985.11.19)

Born:1910.02.25 (England)
Ordained Priest:1932.11.01
Consecrated Bishop:1955.06.14
Died:1996.02.27 († 86)

Bishop of Plymouth (England) (1955.04.09 – 1985.11.19)

Bishop Francis Joseph Grimshaw (later Archbishop)
(1947.06.02 – 1954.05.11)

Under the guiding hand of God

Born:1901.10.06 (England)
Ordained Priest:1926.02.27
Consecrated Bishop:1947.07.25
Died:1965.03.22 († 63)

Bishop of Plymouth (England) (1947.06.02 – 1954.05.11)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Birmingham (England) (1954.05.11 – 1965.03.22)

Bishop John Patrick Barrett
(1929.06.07 – 1946.11.02)

Born:1878.10.31 (England)
Ordained Priest:1906.06.19
Consecrated Bishop:1927.02.22
Died:1946.11.02 († 68)

Titular Bishop of Assus (1926.12.23 – 1929.06.07)

Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham (England) (1926.12.23 – 1929.06.07)

Bishop of Plymouth (England) (1929.06.07 – 1946.11.02)

Bishop John Joseph Keily
(1911.04.21 – 1928.09.23)

Born:1854.06.23 (Ireland)
Ordained Priest:1877.05.06
Consecrated Bishop:1911.06.13
Died:1928.09.23 († 74)

Bishop of Plymouth (England) (1911.04.21 – 1928.09.23)

Bishop Charles Maurice Graham
(1902.10.25 – 1911.03.16)

Born:1834.04.05 (India)
Consecrated Bishop:1891.10.28
Died:1912.09.02 († 78)

Titular Bishop of Cisamus (1891.09.25 – 1902.10.25)

Coadjutor Bishop of Plymouth (England) (1891.09.25 – 1902.10.25)

Bishop of Plymouth (England) (1902.10.25 – 1911.03.16)

Titular Bishop of Tiberias (1911.03.16 – 1912.09.02)

Bishop William Vaughan
(1855.07.10 – 1902.10.24)

Born:1814.02.14 (England)
Consecrated Bishop:1855.09.16
Died:1902.10.24 († 88)

Bishop of Plymouth (England) (1855.07.10 – 1902.10.24)

Bishop George Errington (later Archbishop)
(1851.06.27 – 1855.03.30)

Born:1804.09.14 (England)
Ordained Priest:1827.12.22
Consecrated Bishop:1851.07.25
Died:1886.01.19 († 81)

Bishop of Plymouth (England) (1851.06.27 – 1855.03.30)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Westminster (England) (1855.03.30 – 1860.07.22)

Titular Archbishop of Trapezopolis (1855.03.30 – 1886.01.19)

Former Prelates

Contact Info

Address: Bishop’s House, 31 Wyndham Street West, Plymouth, Devon PL1 5RZ, England

Phone: (01752)224-414

Website:

Statistics

Area: 12,831 km²

Population: 49,720 Catholics (1.3% of 3,882,500 total) (2020)

Statistics: 55 parishes, 2 missions, 100 priests (84 diocesan, 16 religious), 41 deacons, 68 lay religious (19 brothers, 49 sisters), 4 seminarians (2020)

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint Boniface (June 5)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: September 22 (1880)

History

Last updated on 2023.03.17

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