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.
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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.
- St Thomas MoreLondonMass times recorded
- St Thomas MorePinnerMass times recorded
- St Thomas of CanterburyLondonMass times recorded
- St Thomas of Canterbury and the English MartyrsHertsMass times recorded
- St Vincent de PaulMiddlesexMass times recorded
- St William of YorkMiddlesexView parish
- Sts Mary and JosephLondonMass times recorded
- The AnnunciationMiddlesexMass times recorded
- The Blessed Sacrament157 Copenhagen StreetMass times recorded
- The English MartyrsLondonMass times recorded
- The Five Precious WoundsBrentfield RoadMass times recorded
- The Good ShepherdHertfordshireMass times recorded
- The Guardian Angels377 Mile End RoadMass times recorded
- The Holy FamilyLondonMass times recorded
- The Holy Ghost and St StephenLondonMass times recorded
- The Holy Name and Our Lady of the Sacred HeartLondonMass times recorded
- The Immaculate ConceptionLondonMass times recorded
- The Immaculate Conception and St JosephHertsMass times recorded
- The Immaculate Heart of MaryMiddlesexMass times recorded
- The Most Precious Blood and St EdmundLondonMass times recorded
- The Resurrection, GrovehillHertsMass times recorded
- The Sacred HeartMiddlesexMass times recorded
- The Sacred Heart of Jesus and St John the EvangelistWatfordMass times recorded
- TransfigurationHertsMass times recorded
- University ChaplaincyLondonMass times recorded
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
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.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
This see in the wire
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- Bishop Curry speaks on assisted suicide debate
- Pope Leo XIV appoints 8 to Vatican's Council for Economy
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- Archbishop thanks those who united to defeat assisted suicide Bill
- Archdiocese of Westminster publishes reflection on Amoris Laetitia
- Archdiocese of Westminster promotes March for Life 2026
- Archdiocese of Westminster publishes marriage lessons
- Archbishop Richard Moth gives homily at Westminster Cathedral
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