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Diocese of Lancaster

Dioecesis Lancastrensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Paul Swarbrick, Bishop
  • Michael Gregory Campbell, O.S.A., Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 22 November 1924
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Liverpool
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: England
  • Region: Great Britain
  • Square Kilometers: 2,900 (1,120 Square Miles)
  • Description: County of Cumbria, with Hundreds of Amounderness and Lonsdale in the County of Lancashire (N of River Ribble)
  • Official Web Site: https://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk
  • Mailing Address: Pastoral Centre, Balmoral Road, Lancaster LA1 3BT, England, Great Britain
  • Telephone: (01524)59.60.50

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
22 November 1924ErectedDiocese of Hexham and Newcastle
Archdiocese of Liverpool
Diocese of Lancaster (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1950113,548887,00712.8%160752354833356689ap1951
1970134,4671,067,39012.6%2026927149681454107ap1971
1980126,8001,052,00012.1%2085426248359356113ap1981
1990123,8541,088,00011.4%169482175701649257113ap1991
1999116,8101,050,00011.1%156562125503763184110ap2000
2000116,215121,21595.9%146461926053953184110ap2001
2001113,5381,051,00010.8%141431846174047179110ap2002
2002112,1851,050,00010.7%135441796264448196110ap2003
2003115,0001,100,00010.5%146431896084545170110ap2004
2004111,2641,050,00010.6%134441786254648180110ap2005
2013105,5521,202,1008.8%122251477185027114142ap2014
2016102,9841,218,0008.5%11028138746472911983ap2017
2019101,7001,232,0008.3%10524129788432511079ap2020
2021100,4781,243,0008.1%9622118851382210979ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


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