The
Bishop of
Plymouth
Plymouth () is a port city and unitary authority in South West England. It is located on the south coast of Devon, approximately south-west of Exeter and south-west of London. It is bordered by Cornwall to the west and south-west.
Plymouth ...
is the
Ordinary
Ordinary or The Ordinary often refer to:
Music
* ''Ordinary'' (EP) (2015), by South Korean group Beast
* ''Ordinary'' (Every Little Thing album) (2011)
* "Ordinary" (Two Door Cinema Club song) (2016)
* "Ordinary" (Wayne Brady song) (2008)
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of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Plymouth
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Plymouth is a Latin Church Roman Catholic diocese in England. The episcopal see is in the city of Plymouth, Devon, where the bishop's seat ( cathedra) is located at the Cathedral Church of St Mary and St Boniface. ...
in the
Province of Southwark, England.
[''Diocese of Plymouth'']
at GCatholic.org.com. Retrieved on 14 June 2011.
The diocese covers an area of and consists of the counties of
Cornwall,
Devon and
Dorset. The
see
See or SEE may refer to:
* Sight - seeing
Arts, entertainment, and media
* Music:
** ''See'' (album), studio album by rock band The Rascals
*** "See", song by The Rascals, on the album ''See''
** "See" (Tycho song), song by Tycho
* Television
* ...
is in the
City of Plymouth where the bishop's
seat
A seat is a place to sit. The term may encompass additional features, such as back, armrest, head restraint but also headquarters in a wider sense.
Types of seat
The following are examples of different kinds of seat:
* Armchair (furniture), ...
is located at the
Cathedral Church of Saint Mary and Saint Boniface.
[
The diocese of Plymouth was one of the dioceses erected on 29 September 1850 from the Vicariate Apostolic of the Western District.][ The Right Reverend Mark O'Toole, the 9th Bishop of Plymouth, was appointed on 9 November 2013 by Pope Francis.]translated
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to both the Archbishopric of Cardiff and the Bishopric of Menevia; since then the see has been vacant. In December 2023, Pope Francis appointed Canon Christopher Whitehead of the Diocese of Clifton to become the 10th Bishop of Plymouth. Bishop-Elect Christopher is to be installed on 22 February 2024.
List of bishops
See also
* St Boniface's Catholic College - school houses are named for the bishops of Plymouth
References
{{Roman Catholic Bishops & Archbishops - Great Britain