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Diocese of Northampton

Dioecesis Northantoniensis



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Bishop(s)

  • David James Oakley, Bishop
  • Peter John Haworth Doyle, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Elevated: 29 September 1850
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Westminster
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: England
  • Region: Great Britain
  • Square Kilometers: 3,419 (1,320 Square Miles)
  • Description: Counties of Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire, with Luton, Milton Keynes, Slough.
  • Official Web Site: https://northamptondiocese.org
  • Mailing Address: Bishop's House, Marriott St., Northampton NN2 6AW, England, Great Britain
  • Telephone: (01604)715.635
  • Fax: 711.641

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern District
3 July 1840ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Midland District Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern District (erected)
Diocese of Northampton
29 September 1850ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Eastern District Diocese of Northampton
13 March 1976Territory LostDiocese of Northampton (Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, and Suffolk) Diocese of East Anglia (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Northampton
195059,2522,033,1852.9%1166818432214756379ap1951
1969175,4223,000,0005.8%162107269652147722111ap1971
1980136,6001,597,5008.6%966215886486432265ap1981
1990159,1851,829,0008.7%86421281,243174425075ap1991
1999170,7371,800,0009.5%91351261,355173720274ap2000
2000171,7371,800,0009.5%87261131,519212819675ap2001
2001173,2151,800,0009.6%85261111,560233019275ap2002
2002174,7401,800,0009.7%87271141,532243418875ap2003
2003172,5942,000,7698.6%90251151,500273219069ap2004
2004173,5392,000,7698.7%92351271,366254418068ap2005
2013182,5002,089,3078.7%78301081,689393113970ap2014
2016176,6262,133,5428.3%87291161,522413011571ap2017
2019177,1362,176,5068.1%79261051,687432710172ap2020
2021179,2322,202,2648.1%80231031,74040249972ap2022

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 Eastern District
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 202
  • Diocese of Northampton
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 203

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