Roman Catholic Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle

The Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle (Latin: Dioecesis Hagulstadensis et Novacastrensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church, centred on St Mary's Cathedral in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne in England. The diocese is one of the six suffragan sees in the ecclesiastical Province of Liverpool and covers the historic boundaries of County Durham and Northumberland.

This article is about the modern Roman Catholic diocese. For the ancient Diocese of Hexham, see Bishop of Hexham.

Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle

Dioecesis Hagulstadensis et Novacastrensis
Location
Country England
Territory Northumberland
 County Durham
Ecclesiastical provinceLiverpool
Deaneries18
Statistics
Area8,438 km2 (3,258 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2019)
2,323,200
167,568 (7.2%)
Parishes149
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established29 September 1850
(as Hexham)
23 May 1861
(as Hexham and Newcastle)
CathedralSt Mary's Cathedral
Secular priests194
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopStephen Wright
Apostolic AdministratorMalcolm McMahon
Vicar GeneralPeter Leighton
Episcopal Vicars
  • Jeff Dodds
  • Simon Lerche
  • Andrew Faley
  • Adrian Tuckwell
  • Colm Hayden
Bishops emeritus
Map

The Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle within the Province of Liverpool
Website
rcdhn.org.uk
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