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The Apostolic Vicariate of the Western District | |
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| Location | |
| Country | England and Wales |
| Territory | The English historic counties of Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire, and until 1840 also all of the Welsh historic counties and the English historic county of Herefordshire. |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 30 January 1688 |
| Dissolved | 29 September 1850 |
The Apostolic Vicariate of the Western 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 Western District was created in 1688 and was dissolved in 1850 and replaced by two dioceses.