Diocese of Salford Dioecesis Salfordensis | |
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 The coat of arms of the Diocese of Salford | |
| Location | |
| Country | England |
| Territory | Most of Greater Manchester and neighbouring parts of Lancashire. |
| Ecclesiastical province | Liverpool |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Liverpool |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,600 km2 (620 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2017) 2,800,000 294,000 (10.5%) |
| Parishes | 145 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 29 September 1850 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral Church of St. John the Evangelist |
| Secular priests | 251 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | John Arnold |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Malcolm McMahon |
| Vicar General |
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| Episcopal Vicars |
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| Judicial Vicar | Christopher Dawson |
| Bishops emeritus | Terence Brain |
| Map | |
 The Diocese of Salford within the Province of Liverpool | |
| Website | |
| dioceseofsalford.org.uk | |
The Diocese of Salford (Latin: Dioecesis Salfordensis) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church centred on the City of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. The diocese was founded in 1852 as one of the first post-Reformation Catholic dioceses in Great Britain. Since 1911 it has formed part of the Province of Liverpool.
Its current boundaries encompass Manchester as well as a large part of North West England between the River Mersey and the River Ribble, some parishes north of the Ribble, and Todmorden in West Yorkshire. In 2005, the diocese included 207 churches and chapels.