Roman Catholic Diocese of Lancaster

Diocese of Lancaster

Dioecesis Lancastrensis
Location
Country England
TerritoryCounty of Cumbria and the northwestern part of the county of Lancashire (the Hundreds of Lonsdale and Amounderness).
Ecclesiastical provinceLiverpool
Deaneries11
Coordinates54°03′00″N 2°47′53″W / 54.050°N 2.798°W / 54.050; -2.798
Statistics
Area2,900 km2 (1,100 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2019)
  • 1,232,000
  • 101,700 (8.3%)
Parishes79
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established22 November 1924
CathedralLancaster Cathedral
Secular priests134
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopPaul Swarbrick
Metropolitan ArchbishopMalcolm McMahon OP
Vicar General
  • Dunstan Cooper
  • Paul Embery
Episcopal Vicars
  • Francis Slattery
  • Chris Cousens
Bishops emeritusMichael Gregory Campbell OSA
Map

The Diocese of Lancaster within the Province of Liverpool
Website
lancasterdiocese.org.uk

The Diocese of Lancaster (Latin: Dioecesis Lancastrensis) is a Latin Church Roman Catholic diocese centred on Lancaster Cathedral in the city of Lancaster in Lancashire, England.

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