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Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle Dioecesis Hagulstadensis et Novocastrensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  England |
| Territory |  Northumberland County Durham Tyne and Wear |
| Ecclesiastical province | Liverpool |
| Deaneries | 18 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 8,438 km2 (3,258 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2019) 2,323,200 167,568 (7.2%) |
| Parishes | 149 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 29 September 1850 (as Hexham) 23 May 1861 (as Hexham and Newcastle) |
| Cathedral | St Mary's Cathedral |
| Secular priests | 194 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Stephen Wright |
| Apostolic Administrator | Malcolm McMahon |
| Vicar General | Peter Leighton |
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 The Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle within the Province of Liverpool | |
| Website | |
| rcdhn.org.uk | |
The Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle (Latin: Dioecesis Hagulstadensis et Novocastrensis)[1] is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church, centred on St Mary's Cathedral in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne in England. The diocese is one of the six suffragan sees in the ecclesiastical Province of Liverpool and covers the historic boundaries of County Durham and Northumberland.[2]
- ^ "Provisio Ecclesiarum" (PDF). Acta Apostolicae Sedis. CI (2): 152. 2 February 2009.
- ^ "About us". Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle. Retrieved 15 October 2023.