Roman Catholic Diocese of Leeds

Diocese of Leeds Dioecesis Loidensis
Coat of arms of the Diocese of Leeds
Location
Country	England
Ecclesiastical province	Liverpool
Metropolitan	Archdiocese of Liverpool
Deaneries	11
Statistics
Area	4,075 km2 (1,573 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2013) 2,068,000 157,766 (7.6%)
Parishes	86
Schools	107
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	29 September 1850
Cathedral	Saint Anne's Cathedral, Leeds
Patron saint	Our Lady of Perpetual Succour St Wilfrid
Secular priests	187
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Marcus Stock
Metropolitan Archbishop	Malcolm McMahon
Vicar General	Kieran Heskin Michael McQuinn [1]
Episcopal Vicars	Peter Rosser Paul Fisher David Smith [1]
Emeritus Bishops	Arthur Roche[2]
Map
The Diocese of Leeds within the Province of Liverpool
Website
dioceseofleeds.org.uk

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Leeds is a Roman Catholic diocese of the Latin Rite centred on Leeds Cathedral in the city of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. It was founded on 20 December 1878, with the splitting of the Diocese of Beverley which had covered all of Yorkshire. The Diocese of Leeds was made to cover the historic West Riding of Yorkshire, while the Diocese of Middlesbrough took over the organisation of the rest of Yorkshire.

History

In the 19th century, the region covered by the modern diocese fell under the jurisdiction of Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District, which in turn became the Apostolic Vicariate of the Yorkshire District, which was then elevated to the distinction of Diocese of Beverley in 1850. c.1861, the then Bishop of Beverley, Robert Cornthwaite, informed the Holy See that in his opinion, the Diocese of Beverley was too large, and in light of the expanding Catholic population, should be sub-divided into two regions. After 15 years of discussion and planning, it was agreed that on 20 December 1878, the Diocese of Beverley be dissolved and that the Diocese of Leeds be created to cater for the West Riding of Yorkshire and those parishes in the City of York to the south of the River Ouse, and the Diocese of Middlesbrough, covering the North and East Ridings of Yorkshire and those parishes in the City of York to the north of the River Ouse.^[3] However, in 1982 the two York parishes south of the River Ouse were ceded to the Diocese of Middlesbrough to unite the City of York under one bishop. In 1980, fifty parishes in the South Yorkshire region of the diocese were transferred from Leeds to the newly formed Diocese of Hallam. The parish of Howden was transferred from the Middlesbrough diocese to the Leeds diocese in 2004.

Patronal Feasts of the Diocese

Ordinaries

• Robert Cornthwaite: Translated Bishop of Leeds, 20 December 1878; died 16 June 1890.
• William Gordon: 16 June 1890; died 7 June 1911.
• Joseph Robert Cowgill: 7 June 1911; died 12 May 1936.
• Henry John Poskitt: 21 September 1936; died 19 February 1950.
• John Carmel Heenan: Consecrated Bishop of Leeds 12 March 1951; translated to Archdiocese of Liverpool, in 1957.
• George Patrick Dwyer: Consecrated Bishop of Leeds by John Carmel Heenan, Archbishop of Liverpool, 24 September 1957; translated to Archdiocese of Birmingham, in 1965.
• William Gordon Wheeler: Installed as Bishop of Leeds on 27 June 1966; retired 10 September 1985.
• David Konstant: Appointed Bishop of Leeds on 23 July 1985; installed as Bishop of Leeds on 25 September 1985, retired 7 April 2004 and died 9 October 2016.
• Arthur Roche: Appointed Coadjutor bishop on 16 July 2002 with the Right of Succession. Installed as the 9th Bishop of Leeds on 7 April 2004 upon Konstant's retirement.^[2] Left office on 26 June 2012 when he was appointed as Secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments by Pope Benedict XVI,^[4] with the title Archbishop, Bishop emeritus of Leeds.^[2] He remained in Leeds as Apostolic Administrator until 27 September 2012 when he left for Rome.^[5]
• Marcus Stock : Named on 15 September 2014; installed as Bishop of Leeds on 13 November 2014.^[6]

Deaneries

Below is a list of the eleven deaneries of the diocese, along with the Dean and the Dean's Parish.^[2]

Parishes

Below is a list of the parishes which fall under the Diocese of Leeds, they are presented within the deanery which they are grouped in.^[7][8]

References

External links

• Official Site
• The Latin Mass Society in the Catholic Diocese of Leeds
• GCatholic.org
•  Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Leeds". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 

Roman Catholic Diocese of Leeds
Roman Catholic Bishops of Leeds I: Robert Cornthwaite II: William Gordon III: Joseph Robert Cowgill IV: Henry John Poskitt V: John Carmel Heenan VI: George Patrick Dwyer VII: William Gordon Wheeler VIII: David Konstant IX: Arthur Roche (Bishop Emeritus) X: Marcus Stock
Parishes Leeds Cathedral - Cathedral Church of St Anne Blessed John Henry Newman, Leeds Holy Redeemer, Huddersfield St Edward's, Clifford St Ignatius, Ossett St Jeanne Jugan, Leeds St Joseph's, Bradford St Martin de Porres, Wakefield St Mary's, Halifax St Patrick's, Leeds St Robert's, Harrogate St Stephen's, Skipton Leeds Trinity University
Patronal Feasts of the Diocese Our Lady of Perpetual Succour (27 June) St Wilfrid (12 October)
Schools All Saints, Huddersfield Cardinal Heenan, Meanwood Corpus Christi, Leeds Leeds Trinity University Mount St Mary's, Leeds Notre Dame, Leeds St Bede's & St Joseph's, Bradford St Catherine's, Halifax St John Fisher, Dewsbury St John Fisher, Harrogate St John's School for the Deaf, Boston Spa St Mary's Menston St Wilfrids, Featherstone St Thomas Becket, Wakefield
See also: Bradford Girls' Choir The Bishop Wheeler Catholic Academy Trust Mount St Mary's Church, Leeds
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Province of Cardiff	Archdiocese of Cardiff Diocese of Menevia Diocese of Wrexham
Province of Liverpool	Archdiocese of Liverpool Diocese of Hallam Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle Diocese of Lancaster Diocese of Leeds Diocese of Middlesbrough Diocese of Salford
Province of Southwark	Archdiocese of Southwark Diocese of Arundel and Brighton Diocese of Plymouth Diocese of Portsmouth
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