Roman Catholic Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle

The Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle (Latin: Dioecesis Hagulstadensis et Novacastrensis ) is a facility located in the United Kingdom, Roman Catholic diocese based in Newcastle upon Tyne.

History

The Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle was on January 30, 1688, Pope Innocent XI. cessions of territory from the Apostolic Vicariate of England established as Apostolic Vicariate of Northern District. The Apostolic Vicariate of Northern District was from 1840 parts of its territory establishing the Apostolic Vicariate District Lancashire and Yorkshire District.

On September 29, 1850, Apostolic Vicariate of Northern District was by Pope Pius IX. raised to the bishopric of the diocese of Hexham and renamed - with the Apostolic Constitution Universalis Ecclesiae - restoration of the Catholic hierarchy in England. It was the Archdiocese of Westminster is a suffragan. The Diocese of Hexham was renamed on 23 May 1861 in the diocese of Hexham and Newcastle.