Roman Catholic Diocese of Middlesbrough
The Diocese of Middlesbrough (Latin: Dioecesis Medioburgensis) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church based in Middlesbrough, England and is part of the province of Liverpool. It was founded on 20 December 1878, with the splitting of the Diocese of Beverley which had covered all of Yorkshire. The Bishop's See is in Coulby Newham, Middlesbrough, at St Mary's Cathedral. Catholic schools in the diocese are run by the Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust.
Diocese of Middlesbrough Dioecesis Medioburgensis | |
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Location | |
Country | England |
Territory | East Riding of Yorkshire North Riding of Yorkshire York |
Ecclesiastical province | Liverpool |
Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Liverpool |
Coordinates | 54.523°N 1.214°W |
Statistics | |
Parishes | 66 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 20 December 1878 |
Cathedral | Middlesbrough Cathedral |
Secular priests | 93 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Terence Patrick Drainey |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Malcolm McMahon |
Vicar General | Gerard Robinson |
Bishops emeritus | John Patrick Crowley |
Map | |
Diocese of Middlesbrough | |
Website | |
middlesbrough-diocese.org.uk |
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