The Roman Catholic Diocese of Newport (and Menevia) was the Latin Catholic precursor (1840-1916) in

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and southwest

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of the present

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, with see in

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, and was revived as Latin

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History

* Established in 1840 as Apostolic Vicariate of the Welsh District, on Anglo-Welsh territories (the whole of

and the English county of

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) canonically split off from the Apostolic Vicariate of the Western District. * Elevated on 29 September 1850 as Diocese of Newport and Menevia, a

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in the

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of the

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, having lost northern, English territory to establish the

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. It had its

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at Belmont Abbey in

(England), built from 15 February 1854 by

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, a landowner converted in 1852, followed by Benedictine monastic buildings from 1857, since 21 November 1859 a priory, on 4 September 1860 is consecrated as the cathedral priory Obituary
from

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retrieved 5 April 2014History
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retrieved 5 April 2014 The abbey continues to be enlarged (chancel extended in 1865). * Renamed on 4 July 1895 as Diocese of Newport (Latin Neoportus), having lost further (Welsh) territory to establish the Apostolic Vicariate of Wales, covering

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(both Welsh) and

(England). * Suppressed on 7 February 1916, its canonical territory being used to establish the Metropolitan

Episcopal ordinaries

(all

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, both born in England) ;''Apostolic Vicar of the Welsh District'' * Thomas Joseph Brown,

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(O.S.B.) (1840.06.05 – 1850.09.29 ''see below''),

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of Apollonia (1840.06.05 – 1850.09.29) ;''Suffragan Bishops of Newport and Menevia'' * Thomas Joseph Brown, O.S.B. (1850.09.29 – death 1880.04.12) * John Cuthbert Hedley, O.S.B. (1881.02.18 – 1895 ''see below''), succeeding as previous Auxiliary Bishop of Newport and Menevia (1873.07.22 – 1881.02.18) and

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(1873.07.22 – 1881.02.18) ;''Suffragan Bishops of Newport'' * John Cuthbert Hedley, O.S.B. (''see above'' 1895 – death 1915.11.11).

Titular see

The pre-Cardiff diocese was nominally restored in 1969 as

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of Newport (Latin Neoportus). It has had the following incumbents, of the fitting episcopal (lowest) rank, ''with an archiepiscopal exception :'' * ''Titular Archbishop

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(1969.10.06 – death 1979.12.09), as emeritate; previously

of Cæsariana (1951.05.28 – 1966.10.21) as Auxiliary Bishop of

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(NY, USA) (1951.05.28 – 1966.10.21), Bishop of

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(USA) (1966.10.21 – retired 1969.10.06)'' * Howard George Tripp (1979.12.20 – death 2022.10.03), as Auxiliary Bishop of

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(England) (1979.12.20 – emeritate 2004.01.07).

References

Sources and external links

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