Suffragan diocese Wrexham, United Kingdom
Diocese of Wrexham
Gurecsamien(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Wrexham is a Latin rite see in Wales, erected on 12 February 1987 from the Diocese of Menevia. It is a suffragan of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Cardiff-Menevia, with its seat at the Cathedral Church of Our Lady of Sorrows in Wrexham. Bishop Peter Brignall has led the diocese since his appointment on 27 June 2012.
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- Established
- 1987
- Catholics
- 33,897
- Priests
- 38
- Territory
- 8,361 km²
Parishes and churches
51 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Cathedral Church of Our Lady of Sorrows, WrexhamTown not recorded · CathedralMass times recorded
- Church of Christ The King, Towyn Served from AbergeleTown not recordedMass times recorded
- Church of God the Holy Spirit, NewtownTown not recordedMass times recorded
- Church of Our Lady & St JamesTown not recordedMass times recorded
- Church of Our Lady & St Richard Gwyn, LlanidloesTown not recordedView parish
- Church of Our Lady & The Welsh Martyrs, OvertonTown not recordedView parish
- Church of Our Lady Help of ChristiansTown not recordedMass times recorded
- Church of Our Lady of FatimaTown not recordedView parish
- Church of Our Lady Of Lourdes, BenllechTown not recordedMass times recorded
- Church of Our Lady of Seven Sorrows, DolgellauTown not recordedView parish
- Church of Our Lady of the AssumptionTown not recordedMass times recorded
- Church of Our Lady of the Rosary, BuckleyTown not recordedMass times recorded
- Church of Our Lady Queen of Martyrs, BeaumarisTown not recordedView parish
- Church of Our Lady Star of the Sea & St WinefrideTown not recordedView parish
- Church of Our Lady Star of the Sea, LlandudnoTown not recordedMass times recorded
- Church of Saints Peter & FrancesTown not recordedMass times recorded
- Church of St Anne, WrexhamTown not recordedView parish
- Church of St Anthony of Padua, SaltneyTown not recordedMass times recorded
- Church of St David & St Helen, CaernarfonTown not recordedMass times recorded
- Church of St David in Seion, HarlechTown not recordedView parish
- Church of St David, MoldTown not recordedMass times recorded
- Church of St David, PantasaphTown not recordedMass times recorded
- Church of St David, TywynTown not recordedMass times recorded
- Church of St Francis of Assisi, LlayTown not recordedMass times recorded
- Church of St Illtyd Served by the Parish of Prestatyn & RhuddlanTown not recordedView parish
- Church of St JosephTown not recordedMass times recorded
- Church of St Joseph, Colwyn BayTown not recordedMass times recorded
- Church of St Joseph, DenbighTown not recordedMass times recorded
- Church of St Joseph, LlangefniTown not recordedMass times recorded
- Church of St Mair (Our Lady Help of Christians, MachynllethTown not recordedView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Peter Brignall
- Born
- 5 July 1953
- Birthplace
- London
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The cathedral
Cathedral Church of Our Lady of Sorrows, Wrexham stands in Wrexham, 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
In Wales, the Diocese of Wrexham (Latin: Dioecesis Gurecsamiensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church, serving as a suffragan see within the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Cardiff-Menevia.