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Bishop of Menevia

Bishop of Menevia

Latin Catholic bishop in Wales

The Bishop of Menevia is the ordinary of the Diocese of Menevia in the Province of Cardiff in the Catholic Church in Wales.[1]

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'Menevia' is the Latin name of St Davids; as such, its medieval bishops were also often titled 'Bishop of Menevia'

The Diocese of Menevia covers an area of 9,716 km2 (3,751 sq mi) roughly consisting of Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Neath Port Talbot, Pembrokeshire, the City and County of Swansea and the ancient counties of Brecknockshire and Radnorshire.[1] The see is in Swansea, where the seat is located at Saint Joseph's Cathedral.[1]

The Vicariate Apostolic of Wales was elevated to diocese status on 12 May 1898. The present territory of the Diocese dates from the restructuring of the Province of Cardiff by Pope John Paul II on 12 February 1987. The seat of Bishop was vacant following the retirement of Rt. Reverend Thomas Burns, S.M. in July 2019. The Diocese was overseen by the Apostolic Administrator The Most Reverend Archbishop George Stack of the Archdiocese of Cardiff. Following Stack's retirement in 2022, Pope Francis appointed Bishop Mark O’Toole as metropolitan archbishop of Cardiff and bishop of Menevia, Wales, uniting the two sees in persona Episcopi.[2]

The estimated Catholic population of the Diocese is 26,266 out of a total population of 788,550 (3.3%).

List of the bishops of Menevia and its precursor office

Ancient Diocese of Menevia

See Pre-Reformation bishops of St David's

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References

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    "Diocese of Menevia". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
  2. [2]
    "Resignations and Appointments, 27.04.2022". Vatican. 27 April 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
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    "Archbishop Francis Edward Joseph Mostyn". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
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    "Bishop Francis John Vaughan". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
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    "Archbishop Michael Joseph McGrath". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
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    "Bishop Daniel Joseph Hannon". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
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    "Bishop John Edward Petit". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
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    "Bishop Langton Douglas Fox". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
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    "Archbishop John Aloysius Ward, O.F.M. Cap". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
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    "Bishop James Hannigan". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
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    "Bishop Daniel Joseph Mullins". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
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    "Bishop John Peter Mark Jabalé, O.S.B." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  13. [13]
    "Bishop Thomas Matthew Burns, S.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
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    "Pope Francis accepts resignation of Bishop of Menevia". Independent Catholic News. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  15. [15]
    "Resignations and Appointments, 27.04.2022". Vatican. 27 April 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
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