Archdiocese of Southwark
Southvarcen(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Southwark, United Kingdom
The Archdiocese of Southwark is a Latin rite metropolitan see in England, erected in 1850 at the restoration of the Catholic hierarchy. Its seat is St George's Cathedral, Southwark. Archbishop John Wilson, the eleventh Archbishop of Southwark, has led the archdiocese since his installation on 25 July 2019.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 29 September 1850
- Latin
- Southvarcen(sis)
- Annuario code
- 001003100
The bishop
- Archbishop
- John Wilson
- Born
- 4 July 1968
- Birthplace
- Sheffield
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
St George's Cathedral, Southwark stands in Southwark, 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.
The province of Southwark
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of Arundel and BrightonArundel and Brighton
- Diocese of PlymouthPlymouth
- Diocese of PortsmouthPortsmouth
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
The ordinary of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark bears the title Archbishop of Southwark (Br [ˈsʌðɨk]) and serves as Metropolitan of the Province of Southwark. The archdiocese extends over 3,000 km2 (1,200 sq mi), taking in the London Boroughs south of the Thames, the county of Kent and the Medway Unitary Authority. The Metropolitan See rests in Southwark, where the archbishop's seat stands at St George's Cathedral. John Wilson, the eleventh and current archbishop, was appointed on 10 June 2019 and installed on 25 July 2019.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].