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Bishop of Wrexham

Bishop of Wrexham

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The Bishop of Wrexham is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wrexham in the Province of Cardiff in Wales.

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The diocese covers an area of 8,361 km2 (3,228 sq mi) and consists of the Welsh historic counties of Anglesey, Caernarfonshire, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Merionethshire and Montgomeryshire (the local government areas of Conwy, Anglesey, Denbighshire and Flintshire, Gwynedd, Wrexham and the former Montgomeryshire).

The see is in the city of Wrexham where the bishop's seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Our Lady of Sorrows.

The diocese was erected on 12 February 1987 from the Diocese of Menevia. The current bishop is the Right Reverend Peter Brignall, the 3rd Bishop of Wrexham.

List of the Bishops of Wrexham

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    "Bishop James Hannigan". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
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    "Bishop Edwin Regan". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
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    Bishop of Wrexham, Wrexham Diocese Archived 2 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 22 January 2012
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