Local Catholic Church History and Ancestors England & Wales + SELECT DIOCESE +  CATHOLIC HISTORY + + CATHOLIC BIOGRAPHIES +   + General England History, Genealogy, and Directory Links + (See Also Catholic Scotland and Ireland) Select from the following list, to go to information and links of interest for the diocese.  (See Also Catholic Scotland and Ireland) Modern Dioceses List: Archdiocese: Birmingham      Dioceses: Clifton, Shrewsbury Archdiocese: Cardiff      Dioceses: Menevia, Wrexham Archdiocese: Liverpool      Dioceses: Hallam, Hexham and Newcastle, Lancaster, Leeds,                      Middlesbrough, Salford Archdiocese: Southwark      Dioceses: Arundel and Brighton, Plymouth, Portsmouth Archdiocese: Westminster      Dioceses: Brentwood, East Anglia, Northampton, Nottingham Bishopric of Forces Eastern / Byzantine Catholic

• Consilium Conferentiarum Episcoporum Europae (CCEE)
• Bishops Conference of England and Wales
• The Catholic Church in England & Wales - This site shows geographic locations & addresses for Diocese in England and Wales.
  • Map of Dioceses
• St. Michael's Abbey - Farnsborough Abbey
• Archdiocese of Liverpool, England  (official)
      Offices:  Croxteth Drive, Sefton Park, Liverpool L17 1AA
      Phone: 0151-522-1000   Fax: 0151-522-1003
      Administration Directory
             (Former address:  152 Brownlow Hill, Liverpool L3 5RQ  Phone:  0151-709-4801)
   The Archdiocese of Liverpool encompasses W. Lancashire south of the Ribble, parts of Merseyside, Cheshire, Greater Manchester and the Isle of Man.
• Archdiocese of Liverpool MAP
• Archbishop's Biography: The Most Reverend Patrick A Kelly KC*HS STL PhL
• Biography: The Right Reverend Vincent Malone BSc DipEd FCollP Titular Bishop of Abora
  
• Former Bishops and Archbishops of the Archdiocese of Liverpool
Press and Information Office
• The Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King - with a brief history & Tour.
    Cathedral House:  Mount Pleasant - Liverpool, England L3 5TQ
History of the Archdiocese of Liverpool, from the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia Online :  "...In addition to the Isle of Man it contains [in 1910] all North Lancashire (Amounderness and Lonsdale Hundreds), and the western portion of South Lancashire (West Derby and Leyland Hundreds), whilst the eastern portion of South Lancashire (Salford and Blackburn Hundreds), constitutes the Diocese of Salford...."
• Sacred Heart RC Church, Leigh, Lancashire, ENG.
  
   The Parish House: Walmesley Road - Leigh, Lancashire, WN7 1YE ENGLAND
    Phone (+44) (01942) 673753
• St. Mary's RC Church - Euxton, Chorley, Lancashire, ENG.
• Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church
    21 Great Crosshall Street - Liverpool L32AP Phone: 0151-236 3728.
• St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church
     8 Grosvenor Street - Liverpool L33BB  Phone: 0151-207-0962.
• St. Joseph The Worker Roman Catholic Church
     Presbytery/Bewley Dr. - Liverpool L327PZ  Phone: 0151-546-3674.

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• Diocese of Hallam - information and map
  
   Chancery:  'Quarters', Carsick Hill Way, Sheffield S10 3LT.
   Phone:  0114-230-9101 Fax: 0114-230-5722.
   The Diocese of Hallam encompasses the County of South Yorkshire, parts of the High Peak and Chesterfield districts of Derbyshire and the district of Bassetlaw in Nottinghamshire.

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• Diocese of Hexham & Newcastle (official)
   Bishop's House: East Denton Hall, 800 West Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE5 2BJ.  Phone:  0191-228-0003 Fax: 0191 274 0432.
   The Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle encompasses the Counties of Northumberland, Durham, Tyne and Wear and part of Cleveland north of the River Tees.
See also Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle (unofficial) with Parish Churches and Chapels.
Diocese of Hexham & Newcastle Parish Directory
• St. Mary's Cathedral - with HISTORY - situated in Newcastle upon Tyne.

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• Diocese of Lancaster [est. 1924]
   Chancery:  Bishop's House, Cannon Hill, Lancaster LA1 5NG.
   Phone:  01524-32231.
   The Diocese of Lancaster encompasses the County of Cumbria and the Hundred of Amounderness in northwestern County Lancashire with Scotland at it's northern boundary.  It was formed from parts of the Archdiocese of  Liverpool and the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle.
• Diocese of Lancaster Parish Directory
• The Cathedral in Lancaster, dedicated to Saint Peter the Apostle [1859]
• St. Edmund of Canterbury Parish - Fleetwood, Lancashire, England
• 'The Martyrs of Lancaster' by Peter Williamson & Susan Anderson Adapted

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• Diocese of Leeds  [est. 1878 from the Diocese of Beverly which was est. 1850 (per online Diocese history)]
   Chancery:  7 St. Marks Avenue, Leeds LS2 9BN.
   Phone:  0113-244-4788 Fax: 0113-244-8084.
   The Diocese of Leeds encompasses the County of West Yorkshire and parts of North Yorkshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Humberside and Lancashire.
• History of the Diocese of Leeds
• History of the Diocese of Leeds, by N. Waugh, from The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume IX, 1910, by Robert Appleton Company, Online Edition, by Kevin Knight, 1999. - "...Dr. Cornthwaite obtained from Rome a Brief, dated 20 Dec., 1878, though not published until 6 Feb., 1879, dividing the Diocese of Beverley into those of Leeds and Middlesbrough..."
• Diocese of Leeds Archives
• Parish Directory
• St. Edmund's - Airedale
• St. Winefride's - Bradford, West Yorkshire
• St. Joseph's - Tadcaster, North Yorkshire with 1897 - 1997 History
• St. Anthony's - Bradford, West Yorkshire with a Pictorial History

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• Diocese of Middlesbrough [est. 1878 from the Diocese of Beverly]
   Chancery:  50a The Avenue, Linthorpe, Middlesbrough, Cleveland TS5 6QT.
    Phone:   01642-850505 Fax: 01642-851404.
   The Diocese of Middlesbrough encompasses the Counties of North Yorkshire and East Yorkshire together with the City of York.
History of the Diocese of Middlesbrough, by Richard Lacy, from The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume X, 1911, by Robert Appleton Company, Online Edition, by Kevin Knight, 1999.

• Some History about the Diocese of Middlesbrough
• Diocesan Archives
• Parish Directory
  

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• Diocese of Salford [est. 1850]
  
Diocesan offices: Cathedral House, 250 Chapel Street, Salford M3 5LL.
   Phone:  0161-834-9052.
   The Salford Diocesan Archives and Archive Contents
   Archives:  The Presbytery, 3 Todmorden Road, Burnley, Lancs BB10 4AU
   The Diocese of Salford encompasses Salford, Most of Greater Manchester and neighbouring parts of Lancashire, including the principal towns of Bolton, Blackburn, Bury, Burnley, Rochdale and Oldham.
History of the Diocese of Salford, by W. O'Dea, from The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XIII, 1912, by Robert Appleton Company, Online Edition, by Kevin Knight, 1999. - "...The Apostolic Letter of Pius IX, which divided the Lancashire District into the two Sees of Liverpool and Salford, allotted to Salford the Hundred of Leyland in addition to those of Blackburn and Salford, but a papal Brief dated 27 June, 1851, transferred to Liverpool the Hundred of Leyland which included the important Catholic town of Preston...."
• Diocese of Salford Parish Directory and Mass Times
  
• St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Rochdale, Lancashire, ENG 

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• Archdiocese of Birmingham [est. 1850]
  
   Diocesan offices:  Cathedral House, St Chad's Queensway, Birmingham B4 6EX.
   Phone: 0121-236-5535 - Fax 0121-233-9266.
   The Archdiocese of Birmingham encompasses the Counties of Warwickshire, Oxfordshire, Staffordshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire.
History of the Diocese of Birmingham, by John Caswell, from The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume II, 1907, by Robert Appleton Company, Online Edition, by Kevin Knight, 1999.-
   Prior to September 1850, the counties of Oxford, Stafford, Warwick, and Worcester were included, first in the Midland, then in the Central, District or Vicariate, which had been governed by Vicars-Apostolic since 1688...
• Parish Directory
  
• The Metropolitan Cathedral of St. Chad (Minor Basilica)
   Queensway - Birmingham, England B4 6EU
• St. Mary's College, Oscott - Seminary 

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• Diocese of Clifton, England (official) [est. 1850]
  
   Diocesan offices:  Egerton Road, Bishopston, Bristol BS7 8HU.
   Phone:  0117-983-3907 - Fax 0117-983-3915
   Web Site E-mail: diocese.clifton@btinternet.com
   The Diocese of Clifton encompasses the Counties of Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire and the Greater Bristol Area.
• History of the Diocese of Clifton, by Edwin Burton, from The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume IV, 1908, by Robert Appleton Company, Online Edition, by Kevin Knight, 1999.- "...Prior to 1850, the diocese formed part of the Western District, one of the four vicariates established by Innocent XI in 1688, and including Wales and the six south-western counties of England. In 1840 Wales became a separate vicariate, and thenceforth the district consisted of the English counties only...the Bishop of Clifton retains possession of the archives of the Western District, one of the most important sources of information for the history of the Church in England from 1780 to 1850. The papers earlier in date perished during the Gordon Riots in 1780..."
• Parish Web Sites:
• Clifton Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul - Parish History!
   Pembrook Road - Clifton,  Bristol   BS8 3BX
   Phone: (0117) 973-8411   Fax: (0117) 974 4897

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• Diocese of Shrewsbury [est. 1850]
   Diocesan offices:  2 Park Road South, Birkenhead, Merseyside L43 4UX.
   Phone:  0151-652-9855 Fax: 0151-653-5172.
   The Diocese of Shrewsbury encompasses the Counties of New Cheshire (except parts of Warrington and Widnes), Shropshire, Telford, and Wrekin, with parts of Derbyshire, Merseyside and Greater Manchester.
• History of the Diocese of Shrewsbury, by Joseph Kelley, from The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume IV, 1912, by Robert Appleton Company, Online Edition, by Kevin Knight, 1999.- In 1850, the diocese encompassed the English counties of Shropshire and Cheshire, and the Welsh counties of Carnarvon, Flint, Denbigh, Merioneth, Montgomery, and Anglesey. When on 4 March, 1895, Leo XIII formed the Vicariate of Wales, these Welsh counties were separated from this diocese...

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• Archdiocese of Cardiff - information
  
   Offices:  Archbishop's House, 41-43 Cathedral Road, Cardiff CF1 9HD.
   Phone:  029-2022-0411
   The Archdiocese of Cardiff encompasses the Counties of Gwent, Herefordshire, Mid Glamorgan, South Glamorgan.

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• Diocese of Menevia [est. 1898]
   Diocesan offices:  Curial Office, Convent Street, Swansea. SA1 2BX.
   Phone:  01792-644017 Fax: 01792-458641
   The Diocese of Menevia encompasses the Counties of Dyfed, and part of West Glamorgan, the District of Radnor and the Borough of Brecknock, Powys.
• History of the Diocese of Menevia, by Kenelm Digby Beste, from The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume X, 1911, by Robert Appleton Company, Online Edition, by Kevin Knight, 1999. - "...From the time of the establishment of the four vicars Apostolic in England, in 1688, Wales belonged to the Vicariate of the Western District..."
• Parish Directory
  

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• Diocese of Wrexham
   Chancery:  Bishop's House, Sontley Road, Wrexham, LL13 7EW.
   Phone:  01978-262726 Fax: 01978-354257  E-mail: diowxm@globalnet.co.uk
   The Diocese of Wrexham encompasses the Counties of Gwynedd, Clwyd and the District of Montgomery in the County of Powys.


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• Archdiocese of Southwark  [est. 1850]
  
   Chancery:  Archbishop's House, 150 St George's Rd, Southwark, London SE1 6HX.
   Phone:  0171 928 5592 - Fax 0171 928 7833
   The Archdiocese of Southwark encompasses London Metropolitan Boroughs (south of the Thames) and the County of Kent.
History of the Diocese of Southwark, by W. M. Cunningham, from The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XIV, 1912, by Robert Appleton Company, Online Edition, by Kevin Knight, 1999. - When first erected, the diocese of Southwark included Berkshire, Hampshire, and the Channel Islands in addition to Surrey, Kent and Sussex.  Prior to 1850, the five counties formed part of the London District, which district was governed by a vicar Apostolic, to whom also was committed episcopal jurisdiction over North America and the Bahama Islands. In 1850, London, which had previously been under the jurisdiction of a single bishop, was divided between the two new Dioceses of Westminster (north of the Thames) and Southwark (south of the Thames)...

• Online Parishes
• St. George's Cathedral in Southwark
•  Cathedral House, Westminster Bridge Road, London, SE1 7HY
   Phone: +44 (0) 20-7928-5256   E-mail: info@southwark-rc-cathedral.org.uk 
  
• Our Lady of the Rosary Parish, in Blackfen
   Mailing address: 330a Burnt Oak Lane, Sidcup, Kent DA15  8LW (UK)
• Past and Present Clergy of the Our Lady of the Rosary Parish
• St. Mary Parish,
   8 Clapham Park Road - Clapham, London  SW4 7AP ENGLAND
   Phone:  020-7498-3005   E-mail: stmarys_clapham@hotmail.com
• St. Joseph's Parish
    Pelton Road - Greenwich, London  SE10 9AN  ENGLAND
    Phone: +44-181-858-1845     E-mail: fjk2000@aol.com
• Christ Church Parish, Eltham [est. 1906] (on the edge of south east London)
    229 High Street - Eltham, London SE9 1TX ENGLAND
    Phone: 020-8850-1666.
• Tour of Christ Church to find out more about the church building and its history
• St. Francis Parish
   Grove House: 126 Week Street - Maidstone, Kent, ENGLAND ME14 1RH      Phone: 0162-275-6217     E-mail: jstcl@globalnet.co.uk
• Our Lady of the Annunciation,
   147 Bingham Road, Addiscombe, Surrey, CR0 7EN  0181 6541709.
• St. Catherine Parish,
   98 Leatherhead Road - Chessington, Surrey KT9 2HY, ENGLAND
   Phone: (0181) 397 3971       E-mail: stcatherines@irl.co.uk
• St. Aidan's Parish, Coulsdon, Surrey
  
     E-mail:  webmaster@st-aidans-parish.org.uk
• A Brief History of St. Aidan's Parish
• St Gertrude's Roman Catholic,
   46 Purley Road, South Croydon, Surrey CR2 6EY.

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• Diocese of Arundel and Brighton
   Chancery:  Bishop's House, The Upper Drive, Hove, East Sussex BN3 6NE.
   Phone:  01273 506387 - Fax 01273 501527.
   The Diocese of Arundel and Brighton encompasses the Counties of East Sussex and West Sussex and the County of Surrey outside the Greater London Boroughs.
• Diocese of Arundel and Brighton Digital Directory
• Diocese of Arundel and Brighton MAP
• Diocese of Arundel and Brighton Parish & Mass Centres Directory

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• Diocese of Plymouth [est. 1850]and alternate URL: Diocese of Plymouth
   Bishop's House, 31 Wyndham Street West, Plymouth, Devon PL1 5RZ.
   Phone: 0175-222-4414 Fax: 0175-222-3750.
   The Diocese of Plymouth encompasses the Counties of Cornwall, Devon and Dorset and the Isles of Scilly.
History of the Diocese of Plymouth, by C. M. Graham, from The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XII, 1908, by Robert Appleton Company, Online Edition, by Kevin Knight, 1999.
• Parish Directory and MAP of the Diocese of Plymouth.
• Catholic Parishes in Exeter.
• Catholic Parishes in Cornwall.
• Catholic Parishes in Plymouth.
• Catholic Parishes in Devon.
• Catholic Parishes in Torbay.
• Catholic Parishes in Dorset.

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• Diocese of Portsmouth (official) [est. May 1882]
   Offices: Bishop's House, Edinburgh Road, Portsmouth PO1 3HG.
   Phone: 0170-582-0894 Fax: 0170-586-3086.
   The Diocese of Portsmouth encompasses the Counties of Hampshire, Berkshire (south of the Thames), Oxfordshire (south of the Thames),
Dorset, the Isle of Wight and the Channel Islands.
History of the Diocese of Portsmouth, by John Henry King, from The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XII, 1908, by Robert Appleton Company, Online Edition, by Kevin Knight, 1999. - The Diocese of Portsmouth was formed from of the western portion of the Diocese of Southwark as constituted at the re-establishment of the English Hierarchy in 1850.
• Parish Directory
• Portsmouth People publication serving the diocese of Portsmouth.
• Diocesan Websites
• St. John the Evangelist Cathedral [est. 1882] -
   Edinburgh Road Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK.
• St. Joseph's Parish "encompassing western Basingstoke, Oakley and Overton in the county of Hampshire, England"
• The Holy Ghost Parish - Basingstoke, ENG & History from 1869
• Fareham and Portchester, Hampshire Catholic Churches
• Sacred Heart Parish [est. ca. 1878]
   43 Portland Street - Fareham, Hampshire, PO16 0NQ, UK
  Phone : 44 (0)1329 318869
The Church of St Philip Howard
      Bishopsfield Road, Fareham, Hampshire, UK.
The Church of Our Lady of Walsingham
       White Hart Lane, Portchester, Hampshire, UK.

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•  Archdiocese of Westminster  [est. 1850]
  
   Diocesan offices:  Archbishop's House, Ambrosden Avenue, London SW1P 1QJ.
   Phone: 0171-798-9055 Fax 0171-798-9077.
   The Archdiocese of Westminster encompasses Greater London boroughs north of the Thames and west of Waltham Forest and Newham, plus the districts of Staines and Sunbury-on-Thames, and the county of Hertfordshire.)
The 5 pastoral areas are: Hertfordshire (Comprising the County of Hertfordshire); Central London (Comprising the London Boroughs of Hammersmith and Fulham; Kensington and Chelsea; the Cities of Westminster and London); East London (Comprising the London Boroughs of Camden, Hackney, Islington, Tower Hamlets); North London (Comprising the London Boroughs of Barnet, Brent, Enfield, Haringey, Harrow) and West London (Comprising the London Boroughs of Ealing; Hillingdon; Hounslow; also those parts of Spelthorne (Surrey) and the London Borough of Richmond-upon-Thames north of the River Thames)

• Westminster Cathedral
  History of the Archdiocese of Westminster, by Arthur J. Hetherington, from The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XV, 1912, by Robert Appleton Company, Online Edition, by Kevin Knight, 1999.
• Archdiocese Parish Directory
• Westminster Yearbook
• Westminster Cathedral
• St Alban's, North Finchley
•  The Most Precious Blood and St Edmund,
  115 Hertford Road, Edmonton LONDON, N9 7EN
•  St. Vincent de Paul, Osterley
  2 Witham Road, Osterley, Isleworth, Middlesex, TW7 4AJ England
•  St James's, (Spanish Place)
  22 George St., Marylebone, Westminster, London W1H 5RB, ENG
• Our Lady of the Rosary - Marylebone
•  St Anthony of Padua Parish, 22 The Crosspath, Radlett, Herts, WD7 8HN
•  St. Gabriel's, (South Harrow) and St Bernard's, (Northolt)
•  Holy Rood, (Watford, Hertfordshire) with Parish History from 1801

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• Diocese of Brentwood
  
   Chancery:  Cathedral House, Ingrave Road, Brentwood, Essex CM15 8AT.  Phone:  01277-232266 - Fax: 01277-261152.
   The Diocese of Brentwood encompasses the County of Essex, plus the London Boroughs of Barking & Dagenham, Havering, Newham, Redbridge and Waltham Forest.

• Cathedral Parish of St. Mary and St. Helen
• Brentwood Diocesan Parish Links
  

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• Diocese of East Anglia, England
   Chancery:  The White House, 21 Upgate, Poringland, Norwich NR14 7SH.
   Phone:  01508-492202 - Fax: 01508 495358.
   The Diocese of East Anglia encompasses the Counties of Cambridge, Norfolk and Suffolk.
• Parish Directory
  
• Cathedral of St John the Baptist - Norwich
• Cambridgeshire Parishes
• Norfolk Parishes
• Suffolk Parishes
• Peterborough Parishes
  

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• Diocese of Northampton, England
   Diocesan offices:
   Bishop's House, Marriott Street, Northampton NN2 6AW.
   Phone:  0160-471-5635 Fax: 0160-479-2186.
   The Diocese of Northampton encompasses the Counties of Bedford, Buckingham and Northampton and that part of Berkshire lying between the
River Thames and the boundary with Buckinghamshire.
History of the Diocese of Northampton, by John Freeland, from The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XI, 1911, by Robert Appleton Company, Online Edition, by Kevin Knight, 1999.

• Parish Directory and Map
  

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• Diocese of Nottingham  [est. 1850]
  
   Diocesan offices:  Willson House, Derby Road, Nottingham NG1 5AW.
   Phone:  0115-953-9800
   The Diocese of Nottingham encompasses the Counties of Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and South Humberside with the exception of portions of the High Peak and Chesterfield district of Derby and the district of Bassetlaw in Nottingham.
History of the Diocese of Nottingham, by W. Croft, from The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume X, 1911, by Robert Appleton Company, Online Edition, by Kevin Knight, 1999.
• Parish Directory of the Diocese of Nottingham.
• St. Mary's Parish  [est. 1833] - Parish History!
   Presbytery, Ashby Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 3AB
     Phone: 01509 212754
• St. Thomas More Parish [est. 1947] - Parish History!
   The Presbytery, 75 Knighton Road, Leicester LE3 3HN
   Phone: 0116 221 8385 Fax: 0116 221 8514.

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• Bishopric of the Forces - information
  
   Offices:  AGPDO  - Middle Hill - ALDERSHOT, Hampshire  GU11 1PP 
   Phone:  01252-349004   Fax: 0252-349006
  The Bishopric of the Forces covers HM Forces across the United Kingdom and overseas.  The Chaplains have pastoral care of military personnel and their families.

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Byzantine/Eastern Catholic
• Ukrainian Apostolic Exarchate - information - Diocesan offices:
   22 Binney Street, London W1Y 1YN.  Phone:  0171-629-1073.
• The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in Great Britain

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• Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales
• The Catholic Church in England and Wales

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Historical Research of Catholic Churches & Ancestors
England and Wales
• Map of the Catholic Diocese of England
• Bishops Conference of England and Wales
• St. Michael's Abbey - Farnsborough Abbey
• The Diocese in England & Wales  - This site gives geographic descriptions & addresses for Diocese in England and Wales.
• Age of Exploration Time Line: 3200 B.C.-1779 (Mariners' Museum)
• Catholic Family History Society
   45 Gates Green Road - West Wickham - Kent BR4 9DE England
• Book List.
• The North West Catholic History Society
  
   promotes the study of the history of the Catholic Church in the region west of the Pennines, the old counties of Cheshire, Cumberland, Lancashire, and Westmorland.
• The Catholic Historian's Handbook, 1829-1965, by Brian Plumb - a resource guide for the study of the history of Roman Catholicism in England following the Emancipation Act of 1829.
• Catholic Record Society -
   Honorary Secretary, CRS, 12 Melbourne Place, Wolsingham Co. Durham DL13 3EH England
   information about the Society and a full Catalogue of its publications - "...The Society does not, however, have genealogical interests and cannot help those researching their family trees..."
• Catholic History in England, site is a partnership of societies and individuals with an interest in Catholic history in the British Isles since the Reformation.
• Modern Equivalents of Latin Place-names in early printed books.
• Catholic Archives Society
• History of Wales, by John Holson Matthews, from The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XV, 1912, by Robert Appleton Company, Online Edition, by Kevin Knight, 1999.
• England (Before 1066), by Herbert Thurston, in The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume I, 1907, by Robert Appleton Company, Online Edition by Kevin Knight, 1999.
• England Before the Reformation (1066-1558), by Herbert Thurston, in The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume V, 1909, by Robert Appleton Company, Online Edition by Kevin Knight, 1999.
• England (After 1558), from the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia Online.
• The Protestant Reformation, by J. R. Kirsch, The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XII, 1911, by Robert Appleton Company, from Online Edition by Kevin Knight, 1999.
• Henry VIII and the Reformation in England (1491 - 1547), by Herbert Thurston, in The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume VII, 1910, by Robert Appleton Company, Online Edition by Kevin Knight, 1999.

The Anglican Reformation, by J. Moyes, The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume I, 1907, by Robert Appleton Company, in the Online Edition, by Kevin Knight, 1999 :  "...Before the breach with Rome under Henry VIII (ca. 1532) there was absolutely no doctrinal difference between the faith of Englishmen and the rest of Catholic Christendom, and "Anglicanism", as connoting a separate or independent religious system, was unknown... It was not until the  year1535 that the English Schism was consummated.
• The 1850 Reorganization of the English Hierarchy, on 29 September, 1850, from the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia Online.   "...which had become extinct with the death of the last Marian bishop in the reign of Elizabeth. Westminster became the metropolitan see and its occupant the lawful successor of the Catholic archbishops of Canterbury.   The suffragan sees were Southwark, Hexham (changed to Hexham and Newcastle in 1861), Beverley, Liverpool, Salford, Shrewsbury, Newport and Menevia, Clifton, Plymouth, Nottingham, Birmingham, and Northampton..."
• Great Moments in Catholic History by Fr. Jacques Monet, S.J., Pres. Regis College Toronto
• WTS Catholic Resources in History
• Brief Chronology of Christianity (1A.D. to present)
• Gunpowder Plot: High Treason in 1605, by Jeremy Boot (History of Guy Fawkes)
• A Squire's Tale - The Story of Little Crosby
• Internet Resources for the Study in Theology and Philosophy
• ICL Net: Guide to Early Church Documents
• The Ecole Initiative: Creating a Hypertext Encyclopedia of Early Church History
• The Rosminian Order - Antonio Rosmini: founder of the Institute of Charity and the Sisters of Providence.
• The Institute of Charity - Rosminians: The English Province.
• Parishes of The Institute of Charity - Rosminians.
• Antonio Rosmini: His Story, edited by Umberto Muratore and Denis Hare.
• Rosminians in:  India. +  Ireland  +  Italy  +  New Zealand  + United States +
+  Africa +  Venezuela +
• The Curia of the Institute of Charity - Rosminians.
• St. Philip's Books - sales of Catholic books: rare, secondhand, and new  Sole agent for the Catholic Record Society Books posted worldwide
    85 Lock Crescent - Kidlington, Oxon OX5 1HG United Kingdom
• Catholic Record Society: Back Issues
• The Wire: Communications Matters for the Church

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Catholic Biographies
If you know of a web site for a Catholic biography with an England or Wales connection, please let me know.
•  Medieval Sourcebook: Bede: The Life and Miracles of St. Cuthbert, Bishop of Lindesfarne (721)
• St. David of Menevia, Bishop and Confessor, patron of Wales (died prob. ca. 601). : by Leslie A. ST.L. Toke, from The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume IV, 1908, by Robert Appleton Company, Online Edition, by Kevin Knight, 1999.
• St. Columba, Abbot of Iona, (born at Garten, County Donegal, Ireland, 7 December, 521; died 9 June, 597) : by Columba Edmonds, from The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume IV, 1908, by Robert Appleton Company, Online Edition, by Kevin Knight, 1999.
• St. Thomas More (born ca. 1477-78; executed at Tower Hill, 6 July, 1535), by G. Roger Hudleston, in The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XIV, 1912, by Robert Appleton Company, from Online Edition by Kevin Knight, 1999.
• William Warham, Archbishop of Canterbury, (born at Church Oakley, Hampshire, ca. 1450; died at Hackington, near Canterbury, 22 August, 1532), by Edward Burton, in the 1912, from Online Edition by Kevin Knight, 1999.
• A Squire's Tale - The Story of Little Crosby
'The Martyrs of Lancaster', by Peter Williamson & Susan Anderson Adapted
• The Most Reverend Patrick A Kelly KC*HS STL PhL - Biography of the Archbishop of Liverpool.
• The Right Reverend Vincent Malone BSc DipEd FCollP Titular Bishop of Abora - Biography of the Titular Bishop of Abora (Liverpool).
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Disclaimer: I have viewed the following sites and found them to be informative for general and historical research, however, I do not necessarily agree with the content or wish to present these links as Catholic resources. Documents & Text
• Hanover College History Department - Internet Archive of Texts & Documents
•  Medival England
•  Modern England
• English Heritage
• Office for National Statistics (family records)
• Internet Sites for Canadian/Quebec History includes documents & links

More England and Wales Directories and Links:
• Official City Sites for the United Kingdom by Kevin & Tamie Hyde.
• Tagish's Directory of UK Local Government on the Web
• The British Monarchy Official Web Site - with the pages below and more:
• History of the Monarchy -
• History of the Crown -
• Historic Royal Speeches -
• Family Trees of British Royal Houses  -
• The British Monarchy - with profiles.
• UK Public Records Office: The National Archives - with the 1901 Census Index
• Certificates of Births, Marriages, Deaths and Adoptions - where might they be located?
• Office for National Statistics
• Family Fact Sheets - what types of records may be available to research ancestors who did specific things?
• Family Records Centre - A Family History Service
• Archivesinfo: UK Archival Repositories on the Internet.
• Familia - Family History resources in public libraries in UK and Ireland.
• UKAncestor.com - family and local history site
• GENUKI - United Kingdom & Ireland Genealogical and History resources - Index page
  
• Moving Here - 200 years of Migration to England
• European Visual Archive - search for photographs
• Streetmap.co.uk - map UK street locations
• London and North Middlesex Family History
• London Burial Grounds - http://www.londonburials.co.uk/
  
• London Cemeteries, by Sue Bailey
• London's Victorian Cemeteries, by Chris Willis
  
• Greenwood's Map of London, 1827
• Map of John Snow's London in 1859
• London and Its Suburbs in 1862
  
• Historical Links for 17th Century England,
• Lincolnshire County Council: Lincolnshire Archives
Guides to Sources: Births, Marriages and Deaths in England and Wales, Civil Registration from 1 July 1837.
• City of Liverpool, England.
• Liverpool Register Office Web Page
  
    7 Brougham Terrace, West Derby Road, Liverpool L6 1AF.
• Hampshire Community Network - Area directory, information and links.
• Lancashire Record Office
• Church Net UK: Genealogies Page contains an introductory guide to UK genealogy research.
• Local History Magazine: Local History Associations by County
• The UK and Ireland - Virtual Library Links for Genealogy & History
• The UK & Ireland Genealogical Information Service    (GENUKI)
• WorldGenWeb for genealogy research.
• International Directories.
• UK Yellow Pages - Directory - This will help you to search for addresses and phone numbers of the parishes, and other resources, during your research.
• Infobel Directory international directory you may search for addresses and phone numbers of parishes/paroisses in a city.
• United Kingdom - Belgium - Denmark - France - Luxembourg - Spain - USA -
• - World -
• Microsoft Expedia Maps - find address, directions, etc.
• Excite Travel Guide - Global Map Clickable to area
• Excite City Guide - United States

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Contact:  Webweaver I am voluntarily creating this site as a helpful guide to researching the history of the local Catholic Churches and to help genealogists who are researching Catholic ancestors in this geographic area.  This is not an official Catholic Church page.
Though links to this page for Catholic Church, genealogical, historical research and non-profit use are encouraged, please do not download the page without requesting permission since it contains copyright protected material.
If you have a suggestion, or a site that you believe will be helpful, or you discover a link problem, please let me know.  --Ann

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Last updated May 2001.
Copyright 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 by Ann Mensch.  All Rights Reserved.

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References used include:

• ¹1990 Catholic Almanac.  Felician A. Foy, O.F. M. (Editor), Rose M. Avato (Associate Editor).  Huntington: Our Sunday Visitory Publishing Division, Our Sunday Visitor, Inc.

and
• 1998 Catholic Almanac.  Felician A. Foy, O.F. M. and Rose M. Avato (Editors and Compilers).  Huntington: Our Sunday Visitory Publishing Division, Our Sunday Visitor, Inc.
• ²New Advent, Inc.  From the Catholic Encyclopedia, copyright © 1913 by the Encyclopedia Press, Inc. Electronic version copyright © 1997 by New Advent, Inc.  (A Catholic Web Site transcribing The Catholic Encyclopedia: an International Work of Reference on the Constitution, Doctrine, Discipline and History of the Catholic Church.  Herbermann, Pace, et al. (Editors). Imprint:  Appleton (New York) 1907-1912.)
Information learned from the web sites for the Archdioceses, Dioceses, and Catholic Church.


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Modern Dioceses List:
Archdiocese: Birmingham
     Dioceses: Clifton, Shrewsbury

Archdiocese: Cardiff
     Dioceses:Menevia, Wrexham

Archdiocese: Liverpool
     Dioceses: Hallam, Hexham and Newcastle, Lancaster, Leeds, Middlesbrough, Salford

Archdiocese: Southwark
     Dioceses: Arundel and Brighton, Plymouth, Portsmouth

Archdiocese: Westminster
     Dioceses: Brentwood, East Anglia, Northampton, Nottingham

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The Ancient See of Chester

The four vicariates established, in 1688, by Pope Innocent XI were:

1.  The Western District -  including Wales and the six south-western counties of England.
2.  The Midland District
3.  The Central District
4.  The Northern District


The Archdiocese and 12 Dioceses formed, on 29 September, 1850, by Pius IX, when he re-established the Catholic hierarchy :
    Beverley
    Birmingham
    Clifton
    Hexham
    Liverpool
    Newport and Menevia
    Northampton
    Nottingham
    Plymouth
    Salford
    Shrewsbury
    Southwark
    Westminster (metropolitan see)