Shrewsbury (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy] (original) (raw)

Bishop(s) Mark Davies, Bishop General Information Type of Jurisdiction: DioceseErected: 29 September 1850 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Birmingham Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops Rite: Latin (or Roman)Country: EnglandRegion: Great BritainSquare Kilometers: 6,136 (2,370 Square Miles)Description: Counties of Cheshire (S of River Mersey), Shropshire, with Halton (S of River Mersey), Stockport, Telford, and the Wrekin, Wirral.Official Web Site: https://www.dioceseofshrewsbury.org Mailing Address: Curial Offices, 2 Park Road South, Prenton, Wirral CH43 4UX, England, Great BritainTelephone: (0151)652-9855Fax: (08701)659-288

Past and Present Ordinaries

Statistics

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source
1950 102,250 1,331,706 7.7% 140 69 209 489 190 100 76 ap1951
1969 193,231 1,800,000 10.7% 164 81 245 788 106 395 105 ap1971
1980 202,300 2,000,000 10.1% 182 64 246 822 102 292 116 ap1981
1990 199,000 1,840,000 10.8% 166 42 208 956 2 62 263 121 ap1991
1999 190,614 1,832,900 10.4% 145 30 175 1,089 6 51 213 117 ap2000
2000 196,338 1,832,900 10.7% 155 33 188 1,044 17 54 206 117 ap2001
2001 196,338 1,832,900 10.7% 145 35 180 1,090 22 54 201 116 ap2002
2002 193,400 1,832,900 10.6% 147 33 180 1,074 26 49 204 116 ap2003
2003 194,710 1,836,000 10.6% 144 34 178 1,093 30 48 183 110 ap2004
2004 234,617 1,838,000 12.8% 141 33 174 1,348 31 54 183 110 ap2005
2010 198,000 1,850,000 10.7% 129 25 154 1,285 48 38 142 109 ap2011
2014 203,800 1,903,000 10.7% 117 26 143 1,425 51 38 119 93 ap2015
2017 189,827 1,923,400 9.9% 112 32 144 1,318 53 42 88 92 ap2018
2020 178,870 1,844,400 9.7% 111 35 146 1,225 54 41 88 91 ap2021
2022 187,000 1,931,000 9.7% 111 37 148 1,263 52 43 87 89 ap2023

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

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