Metropolitan see Southwark, United Kingdom
Archdiocese of Southwark
Southvarcen(sis)
Latin Church
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.
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- Established
- 1850
- Catholics
- 398,600
- Priests
- 362
Parishes and churches
184 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- St Ann ChurchKingston HillView parish
- St Anne ChurchCLIFTONVILLE, CT9View parish
- St Anne ChurchVauxhallView parish
- St Anselm ChurchDartfordMass times recorded
- St Anselm ChurchTooting BecView parish
- St Anthony of Padua ChurchAnerleyView parish
- St Augustine ChurchTunbridge WellsView parish
- St Augustine of Canterbury ChurchParkwood & WigmoreMass times recorded
- St Bartholomew ChurchNorburyMass times recorded
- St Bede ChurchClapham ParkMass times recorded
- St Benet ChurchAbbey WoodView parish
- St Boniface ChurchTootingMass times recorded
- St Catherine Laboure ChurchWoolwichView parish
- St Catherine of Siena ChurchChessington & HookMass times recorded
- St Cecilia ChurchNorth CheamView parish
- St Chad ChurchNorwood SouthMass times recorded
- St Christopher ChurchCheamMass times recorded
- St Columba ChurchSelsdonView parish
- St David ChurchAbbey WoodView parish
- St Dominic ChurchWaddonView parish
- St Dunstan ChurchHersdenView parish
- St Dunstan ChurchSouthboroughMass times recorded
- St Edmund of Canterbury ChurchBeckenhamView parish
- St Elizabeth ChurchRichmondMass times recorded
- St Elphege ChurchWallingtonView parish
- St Finbarr ChurchAyleshamMass times recorded
- St Francis ChurchMaidstoneMass times recorded
- St Francis of Sales and St Gertrude ChurchStockwellView parish
- St Gertrude ChurchBermondsey SouthView parish
- St Gertrude ChurchCroydon SouthView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- John Wilson
- Born
- 4 July 1968
- Birthplace
- Sheffield
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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.
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.
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