Roman Catholic Diocese of Menevia

Located in the UK Catholic Diocese Menevia (Latin: Dioecesis Menevensis ) was founded in 1895 as Apostolic Vicariate of Wales from areas of the Dioceses of Shrewsbury and Newport and Menevia and already collected on 12 May 1898 a separate diocese with the name Menevia.

The diocese Menevia subordinate to the Archdiocese of Cardiff as suffragan. On February 12, 1987, the Diocese of Wrexham was built from parts of the diocese territory.

Bishops

  • Francis Edward Joseph Mostyn (1895-1921) ( then Archbishop of Cardiff )
  • Francis J. Vaughan (1926-1935)
  • Michael Joseph McGrath (1935-1940) ( then Archbishop of Cardiff )
  • Daniel Joseph Hannon (1941-1946)
  • John Edward Petit (1947-1972)
  • Langton Douglas Fox (1972-1981)
  • John Aloysius Ward OFM Cap (1981-1983) ( then Archbishop of Cardiff )
  • James Hannigan (1983-1987) ( then Bishop of Wrexham )
  • Daniel Joseph Mullins (1987-2001)
  • John Mark Jabalé OSB (2001-2008)
  • Thomas Matthew Burns SM (since 2008)
Tom Burns (bishop) Society of Mary Order of Saint Benedict Daniel Mullins Vicar general Friar Roman Catholic Diocese of Shrewsbury Roman Catholic Diocese of Wrexham John Ward (Archbishop of Cardiff)
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