Roman Catholic Diocese of Northampton

Diocese of Northampton

Dioecesis Northantoniensis
Logo of the diocese
Location
CountryEngland
Territory Bedfordshire
 Buckinghamshire
 Northamptonshire (without Peterborough)
Ecclesiastical provinceWestminster
MetropolitanWestminster
Statistics
Area3,419 km2 (1,320 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2013)
2,089,307
182,500 (8.7%)
Parishes70
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteLatin Rite
Established29 September 1850
CathedralNorthampton Cathedral
Secular priests92
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopDavid James Oakley
Metropolitan ArchbishopVincent Nichols
Vicar GeneralMichael Harrison
Bishops emeritusPeter John Haworth Doyle
Map
Diocese of Northampton within the Province of Westminster
Diocese of Northampton within the Province of Westminster
Website
northamptondiocese.org

The Diocese of Northampton (Latin: Dioecesis Northantoniensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic church in England and Wales and suffragan of Westminster. Its see is in Northampton. The Cathedral of Our Lady Immaculate and St Thomas of Canterbury is the mother church of the Diocese.


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