The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lancaster is a

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centred on

Lancaster Cathedral Lancaster Cathedral, also known as The Cathedral Church of St Peter and Saint Peter's Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. It was a Roman Catholic parish church until 1924, when it was elevated to the sta ...

in the city of Lancaster in

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History

The diocese was erected in 1924, taking areas and parishes from the

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and the

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. Emeritus bishop Patrick O'Donoghue retired on 1 May 2009, and emeritus bishop

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OSA retired on 9 April 2018. , the ordinary is Paul Swarbrick.

Details

It is in the province of Liverpool. It extends along the west of

from the Ribble River in the south of Preston to the Scottish border, comprising the counties of

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and much of

. The diocese has around 90 active priests, 50 permanent deacons, 12 secondary schools, over a hundred primary schools and a similar number of parishes. Central organisations of the diocese include the residential youth centre

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, the Diocesan Youth Service, the Education Centre, Catholic Caring Services and others including the monthly diocesan newspaper, ''The Voice''. There are also many other committees, societies and other informal organisations in the diocese.

Area and population

The diocesan area is . In 2004 the Catholic population of the diocese was 111,264 for a total of 1,050,000 inhabitants (10.6%). Areas in the diocese include the city of Preston; a city with an uncharacteristically high Catholic population - the highest anywhere in England & Wales in fact, due in no small part to the fact that the

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never took hold in Preston to the same extent as it did in other places. Also notable in the diocese are: the Lake District, Sellafield nuclear power station, and towns and cities including Carlisle, Lancaster, Blackpool,

Whitehaven Whitehaven is a town and port on the English north west coast and near to the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England. Historically in Cumberland, it lies by road south-west of Carlisle and to the north of Barrow-in-Furness. It i ...

Workington Workington is a coastal town and civil parish at the mouth of the River Derwent on the west coast in the Allerdale borough of Cumbria, England. The town was historically in Cumberland. At the 2011 census it had a population of 25,207. Locat ...

Barrow-in-Furness Barrow-in-Furness is a port town in Cumbria, England. Historic counties of England, Historically in Lancashire, it was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1867 and merged with Dalton-in-Furness Urban District in 1974 to form the Borough of B ...

, the major shipbuilding town.

Bishops

Since the erection of the Diocese in 1924, there have been seven bishops of this diocese. The longest-serving was the third (

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), who served from 1962 until 1985. The most recent to retire is

. Campbell was installed on 1 May 2009 following the retirement of Patrick O'Donoghue. On 12 February 2018 it was announced that Pope Francis had appointed Canon Paul Swarbrick, parish priest of Christ the Good Shepherd, Workington, to be the seventh bishop of the diocese. On 9 April 2018, Paul Swarbrick was consecrated and installed as Bishop of Lancaster at St Peter's Cathedral; Vincent Cardinal Nichols attended the ordination. The above-mentioned main article lists the ordinaries (bishops of the diocese).

Coadjutor Bishops

* John (Jack) Brewer (1983-1985) *

, O.S.A. (2008-2009)

Auxiliary Bishop

* Thomas Bernard Pearson (1949-1983); do not confuse with Thomas Wulstan Pearson, O.S.B., the first bishop of this diocese.

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

* Patrick Altham Kelly, appointed Bishop of Salford in 1984 * Brian Michael Noble, appointed Bishop of Shrewsbury in 1995

St Peter's Cathedral

The Cathedral Church of St Peter on Balmoral Road, Lancaster, is the diocesan cathedral and the seat of the Bishop of Lancaster. Completed in 1859 as a parish Church of the Archdiocese of Liverpool, and raised to the status of a cathedral upon the establishment of the diocese in 1924, it is also a functioning parish. In addition, its grounds host numerous diocesan offices, including the Bishop's Office, Finance Office and the Diocesan Youth Service.

List of churches

There has been a great reduction in the number of churches in recent years, after a spree of expansion in the 1970s-80s. * Cathedral Parish of St Peter & St Thomas More, Lancaster ** Cathedral of St Peter, Lancaster ** St Thomas More, Lancaster * St Joseph, Skerton, Lancaster ** Lancaster University Chaplaincy (Chapel of St Thomas More) * St Bernadette, Lancaster ** SS Thomas & Elizabeth, Thurnham * Our Lady & St Michael, Alston Lane * Ansdell & Lytham Linked Parishes ** St Joseph, Ansdell ** St Peter, Lytham * Our Lady of Appleby, Appleby * Our Lady of Furness Parish, Barrow-in-Furness ** St Mary of Furness, Barrow-in-Furness ** Sacred Heart, Barrow-in-Furness ** St Columba, Walney Island ** Holy Family, Barrow-in-Furness * Christ the King & St Kentigern Parish, Blackpool ** Christ the King, Blackpool ** St Kentigern, Blackpool * Sacred Hearts of Jesus & Mary, Blackpool * Holy Family, Blackpool * Our Lady of the Assumption, Blackpool * St Bernadette, Bispham * St Cuthbert, Blackpool * SS John Vianney & Monica Parish, Blackpool ** St John Vianney, Blackpool ** St Monica, Blackpool * Bolton, Carnforth & Yealand Parish ** St Mary of the Angels, Bolton le Sands ** Our Lady of Lourdes, Carnforth ** St Mary, Yealand Conyers * Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, Carlisle ** Christ the King, Harraby ** St Margaret Mary, Upperby * Our Lady of Eden Parish, Carlisle ** St Ninian's Chapel, Brampton ** Our Lady & St Joseph, Carlisle ** Our Lady & St Wilfrid, Warwick Bridge * St Augustine, Carlisle * The Cumbrian Martyrs Parish, Carlisle ** St Bede, Carlisle ** St Edmund, Carlisle * St Robert of Newminster, Catforth * St Thomas the Apostle, Claughton on Brock ** St Francis, Goosnargh * SS Mary & Joseph Parish, Cleator & Frizington ** St Mary, Cleator ** St Joseph, Frizington * St Teresa, Cleveleys * Cockermouth & Keswick Churches ** St Joseph, Cockermouth ** Our Lady of the Lakes & St Charles, Keswick * SS Andrew & Mary Parishes, Preston ** St Andrew & Blessed George Haydock, Cottam ** St Mary, Lea Town * Egremont & Seascale Parish ** St Mary, Egremont ** St Joseph, Seascale * St Mary, Fernyhalgh * St Mary, Fleetwood * SS Wulstan & Edmund, Fleetwood ** St Wulstan, Fleetwood ** St Edmund of Canterbury, Fleetwood * SS Mary & Michael, Garstang ** SS Mary & James, Scorton * Kent Estuary Catholic Parish ** St Charles Borromeo, Grange over Sands ** Christ the King, Milnthorpe ** Our Lady of Lourdes, Arnside * St Mary, Great Eccleston ** SS William & Bernard, Over Wyre * St Mary's Hornby Parish ** St Mary, Hornby ** Our Lady Immaculate, Caton ** St Joseph, Kirkby Lonsdale * Holy Trinity & St George, Kendal * Holy Cross Parish ** St John the Evangelist, Kirkham ** St Joseph, Wesham * Our Lady, Queen of Poland, Lancaster * Our Lady of the Assumption, Silloth * St Cuthbert, Wigton * Parish of St Francis of Assisi, Millom ** Our Lady & St James, Millom ** Sacred Heart, Coniston * Parish of Blessed John Henry Newman, Morecambe ** St Mary, Morecambe ** St Patrick, Heysham ** The Good Shepherd, Torrisholme * St Mary, Newhouse * Parish of St Catherine, Penrith ** St Catherine of Alexandria, Penrith ** St Wulstan, Alston * St John the Evangelist, Poulton le Fylde * Ribbleton Linked Parishes ** Blessed Sacrament, Preston ** St Maria Goretti, Preston * Parish of St John Paul II, Preston ** Sacred Heart, Preston ** St Walburge, Preston ** SS Peter & Paul, Preston * Parish of St John XXIII, Preston ** St Thomas of Canterbury & the English Martyrs, Preston ** St Joseph, Preston * St Anthony of Padua, Preston ** Holy Family, Preston * Our Lady & St Edward, Preston * St Clare, Preston * St Gregory the Great, Preston * St Wilfrid, Preston *

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(seat of the Syro-Malabar Eparchy) * Parish of Penwortham ** St Mary Magdalen, Penwortham ** St Teresa, Penwortham * Our Lady Star of the Sea, St Annes on the Sea * St Alban, St Annes on the Sea * St Nicholas Owen, Thornton Cleveleys * Sacred Heart, Thornton le Fylde * St John Southworth, Cleveleys (?) * SS Mary & Margaret, Ulverston & Dalston ** St Mary of Furness, Ulverston ** Our Lady of the Rosary & St Margaret of Scotland, Dalton-in-Furness * Holy Family, Warton ** St Anne, Westby * St Mary, Kells ** St Benedict, Whitehaven * St Begh, Whitehaven * Our Lady of Windermere & St Herbert, Windermere ** Mater Amabilis, Ambleside ** Our Lady of the Wayside, Grasmere * Parish of the Good Shepherd, Workington ** Our Lady Star of the Sea & St Michael, Workington ** St Mary, Harrington ** St Gregory, Westfield

Gallery

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References

External links

Official Site
* Castlerigg Manor

- Diocesan youth retreat centre.
Diocesan Youth ServiceLancaster RC CathedralDiocesan Retreat CentreThe Latin Mass Society in the RC Diocese of Lancaster

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