Diocese of Lancaster Dioecesis Lancastrensis | |
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 Coat of arms of the Diocese of Lancaster | |
| Location | |
| Country |  England |
| Territory | County of Cumbria and the northwestern part of the county of Lancashire (the Hundreds of Lonsdale and Amounderness). |
| Ecclesiastical province | Liverpool |
| Deaneries | 11 |
| Coordinates | 54°03′00″N 2°47′53″W / 54.050°N 2.798°W |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,900 km2 (1,100 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2019) 1,232,000 101,700 (8.3%) |
| Parishes | 79 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 22 November 1924 |
| Cathedral | Lancaster Cathedral |
| Secular priests | 134 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Paul Swarbrick |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Malcolm McMahon OP |
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| Episcopal Vicars |
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| Bishops emeritus | Michael Gregory Campbell OSA |
| Map | |
 The Diocese of Lancaster within the Province of Liverpool | |
| Website | |
| lancasterdiocese.org.uk | |
The Diocese of Lancaster (Latin: Dioecesis Lancastrensis) is a Latin Church Roman Catholic diocese centred on Lancaster Cathedral in the city of Lancaster in Lancashire, England.