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Archdiocese of Westminster

Archidioecesis Vestmonasteriensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Vincent Gerard Nichols, Cardinal, Archbishop
  • Nicholas Gilbert Erskine Hudson, Auxiliary Bishop
  • Paul McAleenan, Auxiliary Bishop
  • John Francis Sherrington, Auxiliary Bishop

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 29 September 1850
  • Metropolitan See
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: England
  • Region: Great Britain
  • Square Kilometers: 3,634 (1,403 Square Miles)
  • Description: Greater London Boroughs (N of River Thames and W of River Lea), the District of Spelthorne in Surrey, and the County of Hertfordshire.
  • Official Web Site: https://rcdow.org.uk/
  • Mailing Address: Archbishop's House, Ambrosden Avenue, Westminster, London SW1P 1QJ, England, Great Britain
  • Telephone: (020)7798-9033
  • Fax: 7798-9077

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Vicariate Apostolic of England (and Wales)
1622ErectedVicariate Apostolic of England (and Wales) (erected)
30 January 1688Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of England (and Wales) Vicariate Apostolic of Midland District (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Northern District (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Western District (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of London District
30 January 1688Name ChangedVicariate Apostolic of England (and Wales) Vicariate Apostolic of London District
30 May 1784Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of London District (formally)
Diocese of Québec (de facto)
Prefecture Apostolic of Newfoundland (erected)
26 November 1784Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of London District Prefecture Apostolic of United States of America (erected)
1816Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of London District Prefecture Apostolic of New Holland (erected)
29 September 1850Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of London District Diocese of Southwark (erected)
Archdiocese of Westminster
29 September 1850ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of London District Archdiocese of Westminster
20 July 1917Territory LostArchdiocese of Westminster Diocese of Brentwood (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Archdiocese of Westminster
1949315,0004,518,4897.0%4312767074453702,500164ap1951
1970484,6804,491,76010.8%4314311,124208ap1971
1980476,3784,468,40010.7%3034727756146472216ap1981
1990449,1914,520,0009.9%39444483853655861,842215ap1991
1999460,0004,415,00010.4%37839277059745071,394213ap2000
2000501,8954,435,00011.3%41638480062745891,396214ap2001
2001501,9004,435,00011.3%37040177165045921,322214ap2002
2002462,0724,435,00010.4%36340376660345881,310214ap2003
2003430,0004,420,0009.7%34840575357145701,201214ap2004
2004465,5874,613,28410.1%34539874362645521,194214ap2005
2010476,6474,726,20610.1%366263629757103561,109216ap2011
2014488,5004,863,00010.0%35325060381016328959217ap2015
2017439,7404,914,4008.9%29825355179817286550214ap2018
2020444,3504,966,9008.9%28321249589731238505210ap2021
2022448,3565,013,8758.9%28020848891836231465210ap2023

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Vicariate Apostolic of England (and Wales)
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 201
  • Vicariate Apostolic of London District
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 201, to Page 202
  • Archdiocese of Westminster
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 203

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