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The Apostolic Vicariate of the Northern District | |
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| Location | |
| Country | England |
| Territory | Counties of Cumberland, Durham, Northumberland, and Westmorland, and until 1840 also Cheshire, Lancashire, Yorkshire, and the Isle of Man |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 30 January 1688 |
| Dissolved | 29 September 1850 |
The Apostolic Vicariate of the Northern District was an ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales. It was led by a vicar apostolic who was a titular bishop. The Apostolic Vicariate of the Northern District was created in 1688 and dissolved in 1850 and was replaced by the Diocese of Hexham, which changed to the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle in 1861.[1]