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Suffragan diocese Hallam, United Kingdom

Diocese of Hallam

Hallamen(sis)

Latin Church

The Diocese of Hallam is a Latin rite diocese covering South Yorkshire and parts of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire in England, erected on 30 May 1980 from territory of the Dioceses of Leeds and Nottingham. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Liverpool, with its seat at the Cathedral Church of St Marie in Sheffield. The see is currently vacant (sede vacante), administered by Bishop Marcus Stock as apostolic administrator.

On the map

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Hallam, United Kingdom, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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Established
1980
Catholics
60,188
Priests
65
Territory
1,030 km²

Parishes and churches

66 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Bishop
Ralph Heskett
Born
3 March 1953
Birthplace
Sunderland
Institute
CONGREGAZIONE DEL SANTISSIMO REDENTORE (REDENTORISTI O LIGUORINI) (C.SS.R.)

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The cathedral

Cathedral Church of St Marie, Sheffield stands in Hallam, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.

History

The Diocese of Hallam (Latin: Dioecesis Hallamensis) serves the Catholic Church in England as a Latin Church diocese. Its boundaries take in the Metropolitan County of South Yorkshire, including Sheffield with the surrounding towns of Rotherham, Doncaster, and Barnsley, along with the district of Bassetlaw in Nottinghamshire, and in North Derbyshire the communities of Bamford, Chesterfield, Clowne, Dronfield, Eckington, Hathersage, and Staveley. It stands as a suffragan see in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Liverpool.

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  • Pope Leo XIV celebrates open-air Mass in Paris

    Pope Leo XIV celebrated an open-air Mass for approximately 800,000 people at the Place de la Concorde in Paris on Sept. 26. The crowd exceeded the 600,000 people who had originally registered for the event, according to estimates from the Vatican, organizers, and the Paris police department. During his homily, the pope urged the people of France to seek true happiness and peace by following Jesus. He told the assembly to drink from the source found in the pierced heart of Jesus to satisfy their thirst for God, truth, unity, and communion. The Mass included about 100 bishops and 2,400 priests and deacons. Six altar servers with Down syndrome assisted during the liturgy. As the pope traveled through the Champs-Elysées in the popemobile, he offered blessings to dozens of babies and young children held out from the crowd. The event required a security zone stretching nearly two miles from the Place de la Concorde to the Arc de Triomphe. Approximately 14,500 police officers, military personnel, gendarmes, and firefighters were mobilized for the second day of the papal visit.

    Sep 28, 2026 · Vatican · 9 sources

  • Pope Leo XIV visits Metz

    Sep 28, 2026 · Vatican · 2 sources

  • Pope Leo XIV meets 7 abuse victims in Lourdes

    Pope Leo XIV met with seven victims of abuse by members of the Church during a two-hour meeting in Lourdes on Sunday, September 27. The group included four men and three women who experienced violence in parishes, boarding schools, religious congregations, or ecclesial movements. The Pope met with each person individually without cameras, official speeches, or crowds. During the session of listening, dialogue, and prayer, he expressed his commitment to ensuring such evil does not happen again. Vatican News reported that the Pope listened to their stories and the pain caused by abuse, noting that victims sometimes suffered due to the silence or complicity of those who could have helped them. Five of the seven victims spoke to the international press following the meeting. They described the Pope as empathetic and noted his deep understanding of their histories and the systematic nature of abuse over the years. The victims stated that the Pope appeared aware of the ongoing work required to prevent future abuse and remains vigilant.

    Sep 28, 2026 · Vatican · 9 sources

  • Pope Leo XIV to visit France

    Pope Leo XIV is conducting a four-day apostolic journey to France from September 25 to September 28, 2026. The trip includes stops in Paris, UNESCO, Lourdes, and Metz. According to Vatican News, 85 journalists were permitted to travel on the Pope's flight, including 25 reporters from France. Approximately 2,500 press card applications were received for the visit. The trip follows themes from the Pope's first encyclical, which addresses the necessity of remaining human in the face of technology, attacks on human dignity, and the inhumanity of war.

    Sep 28, 2026 · Vatican · 10 sources

  • American Cardinal McElroy explores a Church for the Digital Age

    Cardinal Robert McElroy, the Archbishop of Washington, D.C., is calling for human dignity to guide the development of artificial intelligence. According to the Diocese of Hallam, McElroy also urges solidarity and moral responsibility in the treatment of migrants and refugees. He suggests these actions should be rooted in Catholic social teaching.

    Sep 28, 2026 · Bishops

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