Archdiocese of Liverpool

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Bishop(s) Patrick Altham Kelly, Archbishop Thomas Anthony Williams, Auxiliary Bishop Vincent Malone, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus Suffragan Dioceses Hallam Hexham and Newcastle Lancaster Leeds Middlesbrough Salford

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese Elevated: 28 October 1911 Metropolitan See Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: England Region: Great Britain Square Kilometers: 1,165 (449 Square Miles) Description: Comprising: W. Lancashire south of the Ribble, parts of Merseyside, Cheshire, Greater Manchester and the Isle of Man. Official Web Site: http://www.archdiocese-of-liverpool.co.uk/ Mailing Address: 152 Brownlow Hill, Liverpool L3 5RQ, England, Great Britian Telephone: (0151)709-4801 Fax: 708-5167

Historical Details

• Vicariate Apostolic of Lancashire District
  • Erected: 1840
  • Country: England
  • Region: Great Britain

• Diocese of Liverpool
  • Latin Name: Liverpolitanus
  • Elevated: 29 September 1850
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Westminster
  • Country: England
  • Region: Great Britain

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• George Hilary Brown † (5 Jun 1840 Appointed - 25 Jan 1856 Died)
• Alexander Goss † (25 Jan 1856 Succeeded - 3 Oct 1872 Died)
• Bernard O'Reilly † (28 Feb 1873 Appointed - 9 Apr 1894 Died)
• Thomas Whiteside † (12 Jul 1894 Appointed - 28 Jan 1921 Died)
• Frederick William Keating † (13 Jun 1921 Appointed - 7 Feb 1928 Died)
• Richard Downey † (3 Aug 1928 Appointed - 16 Jun 1953 Died)
• William Godfrey † (10 Nov 1953 Appointed - 3 Dec 1956 Appointed, Archbishop of Westminster, England)
• John Carmel Heenan † (2 May 1957 Appointed - 2 Sep 1963 Appointed, Archbishop of Westminster, England)
• George Andrew Beck, A.A. † (29 Jan 1964 Appointed - 7 Feb 1976 Resigned)
• Derek John Worlock † (7 Feb 1976 Appointed - 6 Feb 1996 Died)
• Patrick Altham Kelly (21 May 1996 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Vicariate Apostolic of Lancashire District
1840	Erected	Vicariate Apostolic of Northern District	Vicariate Apostolic of Lancashire District (erected)
29 September 1850	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Lancashire District	Diocese of Salford (erected)
29 September 1850	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Central District Vicariate Apostolic of Lancashire District Vicariate Apostolic of Wales District	Diocese of Shrewsbury (erected)
Diocese of Liverpool
29 September 1850	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Lancashire District	Diocese of Liverpool
Archdiocese of Liverpool
28 October 1911	Elevated	Diocese of Liverpool	Archdiocese of Liverpool
22 November 1924	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Liverpool	Diocese of Lancaster (erected)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of Liverpool
1950	423,392	2,374,824	17.8%	501	188	689	614		268	1,191	178	ap1951
1970	534,091	1,980,000	27.0%	485	179	664	804		264	1,020	229	ap1971
1980	530,000	1,400,000	37.9%	463	179	642	825	5	219	1,221	226	ap1981
1990	507,655	1,250,000	40.6%	339	148	487	1,042	55	201	939	226	ap1991
1999	508,000	1,100,000	46.2%	284	140	424	1,198	84	196	590	223	ap2000
2000	495,000	1,100,000	45.0%	278	104	382	1,295	86	139	616	223	ap2001
2001	498,000	1,100,000	45.3%	282	112	394	1,263	89	147	616	227	ap2002
2002	508,000	1,100,000	46.2%	285	101	386	1,316	91	143	357	218	ap2003
2003	508,000	1,100,000	46.2%	268	106	374	1,358	95	148	458	206	ap2004
2004	506,319	1,100,000	46.0%	254	106	360	1,406	97	148	458	203	ap2005

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Paul Richard Gallagher (Priest: 31 Jul 1977 to 22 Jan 2004)
• Patrick Altham Kelly (Archbishop: 21 May 1996)
• Vincent Malone (Priest: 18 Sep 1955; Auxiliary Bishop: 13 May 1989 to 26 Oct 2006)
• Vincent Gerard Nichols (Priest: 21 Nov 1969 to 5 Nov 1991)
• John Rawsthorne (Priest: 16 Jun 1962; Auxiliary Bishop: 9 Nov 1981 to 4 Jun 1997)
• Thomas Anthony Williams (Priest: 27 May 1972; Auxiliary Bishop: 15 Apr 2003)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• George Andrew Beck, A.A. † (Archbishop: 29 Jan 1964 to 7 Feb 1976)
• George Hilary Brown † (Vicar Apostolic: 5 Jun 1840; Bishop: 29 Sep 1850 to 25 Jan 1856)
• Robert Dobson † (Auxiliary Bishop: 22 Aug 1922 to 6 Jan 1942)
• Richard Downey † (Archbishop: 3 Aug 1928 to 16 Jun 1953)
• William Godfrey † (Priest: 28 Oct 1916 to 21 Nov 1938; Archbishop: 10 Nov 1953 to 3 Dec 1956)
• Alexander Goss † (Coadjutor Bishop: 29 Jul 1853; Bishop: 25 Jan 1856 to 3 Oct 1872)
• Joseph Gray † (Auxiliary Bishop: 19 Dec 1968 to 19 Aug 1980)
• Joseph Halsall † (Priest: 19 Apr 1930; Auxiliary Bishop: 11 Aug 1945 to 13 Mar 1958)
• Augustine Harris † (Priest: 30 May 1942; Auxiliary Bishop: 23 Dec 1965 to 10 Nov 1978)
• John Carmel Heenan † (Archbishop: 2 May 1957 to 2 Sep 1963)
• Anthony Hitchen † (Priest: 17 Jul 1955; Auxiliary Bishop: 28 May 1979 to 10 Apr 1988)
• Frederick William Keating † (Archbishop: 13 Jun 1921 to 7 Feb 1928)
• Kevin O’Connor † (Priest: 12 Jun 1954; Auxiliary Bishop: 28 May 1979 to 5 May 1993)
• Bernard O'Reilly † (Bishop: 28 Feb 1873 to 9 Apr 1894)
• James Sharples † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 11 Aug 1843 to 11 Aug 1850)
• Thomas Whiteside † (Priest: 30 May 1885; Bishop: 12 Jul 1894; Archbishop: 28 Oct 1911 to 28 Jan 1921)
• Derek John Worlock † (Archbishop: 7 Feb 1976 to 6 Feb 1996)