Suffragan diocese Salford, United Kingdom
Diocese of Salford
Salforden(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Salford is a Latin rite diocese covering most of Greater Manchester and neighbouring parts of Lancashire in England, erected on 29 September 1850 from the Apostolic Vicariate of the Lancashire District at the restoration of the hierarchy. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Liverpool. Its seat is Salford Cathedral (St John the Evangelist).
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- Established
- 1850
- Catholics
- 294,000
- Priests
- 251
- Territory
- 1,600 km²
Parishes and churches
153 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Cathedral Church of St John the EvangelistSalford · CathedralMass times recorded
- Christ Church (shared with the Methodist Community)Nelson, Brierfield and FenceView parish
- Christ the KingManchesterMass times recorded
- Christ the KingBurnleyMass times recorded
- Christ the KingWorsleyView parish
- Corpus ChristiChadderton and HollinwoodView parish
- English MartyrsWhalley, Langho and OsbaldestonView parish
- English MartyrsUrmston and FlixtonView parish
- Holy CrossEcclesView parish
- Holy FamilyDentonMass times recorded
- Holy FamilyFailsworth and LimesideView parish
- Holy FamilyRochdaleView parish
- Holy NameManchesterView parish
- Holy SaviourNelson, Brierfield and FenceMass times recorded
- Holy SoulsBlackburnView parish
- Immaculate Conception (St Mary)Failsworth and LimesideView parish
- Mother of God and St JamesSalfordMass times recorded
- Our LadyManchesterView parish
- Our LadyOldhamView parish
- Our Lady & St HubertGreat HarwoodMass times recorded
- Our Lady and St JohnManchesterMass times recorded
- Our Lady and St PatrickWalton-le-DaleView parish
- Our Lady and the Lancashire MartyrsWorsleyView parish
- Our Lady of DoloursSalfordView parish
- Our Lady of Good Counsel and Guardian AngelsBury and TottingtonView parish
- Our Lady of GracePrestwichMass times recorded
- Our Lady of LourdesFarnworthMass times recorded
- Our Lady of Lourdes & St Gerard MajellaLostock HallMass times recorded
- Our Lady of Mount CarmelManchesterView parish
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St PatrickOldhamView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- John Arnold
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The cathedral
Salford Cathedral stands in Salford, 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
Centred on the City of Salford in Greater Manchester, England, the Diocese of Salford (Latin: Dioecesis Salfordensis) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church. Founded in 1852 among the first post-Reformation Catholic dioceses in Great Britain, it has belonged to the Province of Liverpool since 1911. Its present boundaries take in Manchester along with a large part of North West England between the River Mersey and the River Ribble, some parishes north of the Ribble, and Todmorden in West Yorkshire. As of 2005 the diocese counted 207 churches and chapels.
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- Diocese of Salford holds Remembrance Mass
- Diocese of Salford hosts conference on poverty and injustice
- Neurodiversity: Awareness & Inclusion in Sacramental Programmes
- Diocese of Salford hosts Praise, Worship and Fellowship Night
- Diocese of Salford invites to talk on St Winefride’s Well
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