Metropolitan see Cardiff-Menevia, United Kingdom
Archdiocese of Cardiff-Menevia
Cardiffen(sis)-Meneven(sis)
Latin Church
The Archdiocese of Cardiff-Menevia is a Latin rite metropolitan archdiocese covering south Wales and Herefordshire, created on 12 September 2024 by Pope Francis through the merger of the Archdiocese of Cardiff and the Diocese of Menevia. Its predecessor see was erected in 1850 as Newport and Menevia and elevated to the Archdiocese of Cardiff in 1916. Its seat is St David's Metropolitan Cathedral in Cardiff, with St Joseph's Co-Cathedral in Swansea.
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- Established
- 2024
- Catholics
- 131,280
- Priests
- 62
- Territory
- 3,064 km²
Parishes and churches
138 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Co-Cathedral Church of St JosephSwansea · CathedralView parish
- Metropolitan Cathedral Church of St DavidCardiff · CathedralView parish
- Caldey Abbey Church of Our Lady and St SamsonCaldey IslandView parish
- Cardiff University ChaplaincyCardiffView parish
- Chapel of Our Lady and St Non — St Non’s Retreat CentreSt DavidsView parish
- Church of All HallowsLlantrisantMass times recorded
- Church of All SaintsEbbw ValeMass times recorded
- Church of All Saints – SS Julius, Aaron and DavidCaerleonView parish
- Church of Christ the KingBuilth WellsView parish
- Church of Christ the KingCardiffView parish
- Church of Holyrood and St TeiloTenbyMass times recorded
- Church of Our LadyLlandoveryView parish
- Church of Our Lady and St CadocKidwellyMass times recorded
- Church of Our Lady and St IlltydLlantwit MajorView parish
- Church of Our Lady and St MichaelAbergavennyMass times recorded
- Church of Our Lady and St PatrickMaestegView parish
- Church of Our Lady of LourdesCardiffMass times recorded
- Church of Our Lady of LourdesMountain AshView parish
- Church of Our Lady of LourdesSwanseaView parish
- Church of Our Lady of MargamPort TalbotMass times recorded
- Church of Our Lady of Mount CarmelLampeterView parish
- Church of Our Lady of PeaceNewbridgeMass times recorded
- Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour and St NicholasKnightonView parish
- Church of Our Lady of Ransom and the Holy SoulsLlandrindod WellsMass times recorded
- Church of Our Lady of the AngelsCwmbranMass times recorded
- Church of Our Lady of the AssumptionBriton FerryMass times recorded
- Church of Our Lady of the RosaryAmmanfordMass times recorded
- Church of Our Lady Queen of MartyrsHerefordMass times recorded
- Church of Our Lady Queen of PeaceLlanelliMass times recorded
- Church of Our Lady Queen of PeaceNewcastle EmlynView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Mark O'Toole
- Born
- 22 June 1963
- Birthplace
- London
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The cathedral
St David's Metropolitan Cathedral, Cardiff stands in Cardiff-Menevia, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
Its co-cathedral is St Joseph's Co-Cathedral, Swansea.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
South Wales and the English county of Herefordshire fall within the Archdiocese of Cardiff-Menevia (Latin: Archidioecesis Cardiffensis-Menevensis; Welsh: Archesgobaeth Caerdydd-Mynyw), a Latin archdiocese of the Catholic Church. The Metropolitan Province of Cardiff extends over all of Wales and parts of England, with the Diocese of Wrexham as its one suffragan see.
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