Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle Dioecesis Hagulstadensis et Novacastrensis | |
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| Bishopric | |
| catholic | |
| Incumbent: Stephen Wright | |
| Location | |
| Country | England |
| Ecclesiastical province | Liverpool |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Liverpool |
| Information | |
| First holder | William Hogarth |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 29 September 1850, name changed 23 May 1861 |
| Diocese | Hexham and Newcastle |
| Cathedral | St Mary's Cathedral, Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Patron saint | Saint Cuthbert Our Lady of The Immaculate Conception |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Stephen Wright |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Malcolm McMahon |
The Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle in the Province of Liverpool, known also on occasion as the Northern Province.[1]