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Metropolitan see Westminster, United Kingdom

Archdiocese of Westminster

Vestmonasterien(sis)

Latin Church

The Archdiocese of Westminster is the principal Latin rite see of England and Wales, established in 1850 and covering London north of the Thames. Its seat is Westminster Cathedral. Archbishop Richard Moth, formerly Bishop of Arundel and Brighton, was appointed by Pope Leo XIV on 19 December 2025 and installed as the twelfth Archbishop of Westminster on 14 February 2026, succeeding Cardinal Vincent Nichols.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Westminster Cathedral, in Westminster, United Kingdom.

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Established
1850
Catholics
450,240
Priests
484

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Archbishop
Richard Moth
Born
8 November 1945
Birthplace
Crosby

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The cathedral

Westminster Cathedral stands in Westminster, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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