Roman Catholic Diocese of Shrewsbury

The Diocese of Shrewsbury (Latin: Dioecesis Salopiensis ) is a location in the UK diocese based in Shrewsbury.

It was on 29 September 1850 - restoration of the Catholic hierarchy in England - reasoned from the Apostolic Vicariate areas Central District, Lancashire District and Wales District. In 1895 there were even areas to the new diocese Newport and Menevia from.

Bishops

  • James Brown (1851-1881)
  • Edmund Knight (1882-1895)
  • John Carroll (1895-1897)
  • Samuel Webster Allen (1897-1908)
  • Hugh Singleton (1908-1934)
  • Ambrose James Moriarty (1934-1949)
  • John Aloysius Murphy (1949-1961) (later Archbishop of Cardiff )
  • William Eric Grassy Field (1962-1980)
  • Joseph Gray (1980-1995)
  • Brian Michael Noble (1995-2010)
  • Mark Davies (since 2010)
Mark Davies (Bishop of Shrewsbury) Friar Shrewsbury Cathedral Roman Catholic Diocese of Menevia Brian Noble (bishop)
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