Salford (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

John Stanley Kenneth Arnold, Bishop
Terence John Brain, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 29 September 1850
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Liverpool
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: England
Region: Great Britain
Square Kilometers: 1,813 (700 Square Miles)
Description: Hundreds of Salford and Blackburn in the County of Lancashire.
Official Web Site: https://www.dioceseofsalford.org.uk
Mailing Address: 3 Ford Street, Salford M3 6DP, England, Great Britain
Telephone: (0161)817-2200
Fax: 373-9991

Past and Present Ordinaries

William Turner † (27 Jun 1851 Appointed - 13 Jul 1872 Died)
Herbert Alfred Henry Vaughan † (27 Sep 1872 Appointed - 8 Apr 1892 Appointed, Archbishop of Westminster, England)
John Bilsborrow † (15 Jul 1892 Appointed - 5 Mar 1903 Died)
Louis Charles Casartelli † (28 Aug 1903 Appointed - 18 Jan 1925 Died)
Thomas Henshaw † (14 Dec 1925 Appointed - 23 Sep 1938 Died)
Henry Vincent Marshall † (5 Aug 1939 Appointed - 14 Apr 1955 Died)
George Andrew (George Augustine) Beck, A.A. † (28 Nov 1955 Appointed - 29 Jan 1964 Appointed, Archbishop of Liverpool, England)
Thomas Holland † (28 Aug 1964 Appointed - 22 Jun 1983 Retired)
Patrick Altham Kelly (9 Mar 1984 Appointed - 21 May 1996 Appointed, Archbishop of Liverpool, England)
Terence John Brain (2 Sep 1997 Appointed - 30 Sep 2014 Retired)
John Stanley Kenneth Arnold (30 Sep 2014 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
29 September 1850	Erected	Vicariate Apostolic of Lancashire District	Diocese of Salford (erected) (Hundreds of Salford and Blackburn in the County of Lancashire)
27 June 1851	Territory Lost	Diocese of Salford	Diocese of Liverpool (Hundred of Leyland)
28 October 1911	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Salford (from Westminster to Liverpool)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

1949 315,000 2,711,215 11.6% 420 130 550 572 82 952 160 ap1951

1969 382,300 2,500,000 15.3% 415 112 527 725 112 204 ap1971*

1980 341,000 2,433,000 14.0% 367 113 480 710 186 593 206 ap1981

1990 320,720 2,403,000 13.3% 314 94 408 786 125 485 208 ap1991

1999 353,503 2,250,000 15.7% 268 83 351 1,007 115 360 186 ap2000

2000 280,014 2,250,000 12.4% 258 83 341 821 113 364 207 ap2001

2001 302,750 2,216,000 13.7% 260 87 347 872 114 310 205 ap2002

2002 277,494 2,208,000 12.6% 322 65 387 717 86 304 207 ap2003

2003 287,214 2,206,000 13.0% 250 6 256 1,121 27 183 207 ap2004

2004 287,717 2,208,000 13.0% 251 6 257 1,119 24 261 184 ap2005

2010 289,470 2,250,000 12.9% 195 69 264 1,096 83 190 169 ap2011

2014 270,000 2,623,000 10.3% 211 89 300 900 100 189 145 ap2015

2017 294,000 2,800,000 10.5% 195 89 284 1,035 99 181 145 ap2018

2020 301,850 2,874,780 10.5% 111 88 199 1,516 120 204 119 ap2021

2022 305,000 2,902,000 10.5% 132 86 218 1,399 2 118 166 110 ap2023

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1949	315,000	2,711,215	11.6%	420	130	550	572		82	952	160	ap1951
1969	382,300	2,500,000	15.3%	415	112	527	725		112		204	ap1971*
1980	341,000	2,433,000	14.0%	367	113	480	710		186	593	206	ap1981
1990	320,720	2,403,000	13.3%	314	94	408	786		125	485	208	ap1991
1999	353,503	2,250,000	15.7%	268	83	351	1,007		115	360	186	ap2000
2000	280,014	2,250,000	12.4%	258	83	341	821		113	364	207	ap2001
2001	302,750	2,216,000	13.7%	260	87	347	872		114	310	205	ap2002
2002	277,494	2,208,000	12.6%	322	65	387	717		86	304	207	ap2003
2003	287,214	2,206,000	13.0%	250	6	256	1,121		27	183	207	ap2004
2004	287,717	2,208,000	13.0%	251	6	257	1,119		24	261	184	ap2005
2010	289,470	2,250,000	12.9%	195	69	264	1,096		83	190	169	ap2011
2014	270,000	2,623,000	10.3%	211	89	300	900		100	189	145	ap2015
2017	294,000	2,800,000	10.5%	195	89	284	1,035		99	181	145	ap2018
2020	301,850	2,874,780	10.5%	111	88	199	1,516		120	204	119	ap2021
2022	305,000	2,902,000	10.5%	132	86	218	1,399	2	118	166	110	ap2023