Diocese of Wrexham Dioecesis Gurecsamiensis Esgobaeth Wrecsam | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Wales |
| Territory | North Wales |
| Ecclesiastical province | Cardiff-Menevia |
| Deaneries | 6 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 8,361 km2 (3,228 sq mi) |
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| Parishes | 41 |
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| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 12 February 1987 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Sorrows |
| Secular priests | 38 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Peter Brignall |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Mark O'Toole |
| Vicar General | Terence Carr |
| Bishops emeritus | Edwin Regan |
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TheDiocese of Wrexham (Latin:Dioecesis Gurecsamiensis) is aLatin Church ecclesiastical territory ordiocese of theCatholic Church in Wales. The diocese is asuffragan in theecclesiastical province of themetropolitanArchdiocese of Cardiff-Menevia.
The diocese was erected on 12 February 1987 from theDiocese of Menevia. Before1916 this territory was part of theRoman Catholic Diocese of Shrewsbury. The current bishop isThe Right ReverendPeter Brignall, the 3rd Bishop of Wrexham. On 27 June 2012,Pope Benedict XVI appointed the thenMonsignor Brignall, who was at that time the Diocese of Wrexham'sVicar General, to succeed the retiring bishop,Edwin Regan. Bishop Peter's episcopal ordination took place on 12 September 2012 inWrexham Cathedral.
The diocese covers an area of 8,361 km² of the ancient counties ofAnglesey,Caernarfonshire,Denbighshire,Flintshire,Merionethshire andMontgomeryshire (the local government areas ofConwy,Anglesey,Denbighshire andFlintshire,Gwynedd,Wrexham and the formerMontgomeryshire).
Thesee is in the city ofWrexham where the seat is located at theCathedral Church of Our Lady of Sorrows.
(Any dates appearing in italics indicatede facto continuation of office. The start date of tenure below is the date of appointment or succession. Where known, the date of installation and ordination as bishop are listed in the notes together with the post held prior to appointment.)
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
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| 12 February 1987 – 7 March 1994 | James Hannigan | Bishop of Menevia; died in office |
| 7 November 1994 – 12 September 2012 | Edwin Regan | Priest of Menevia; consecrated 13 December 1994 |
| 12 September 2012 – present | Peter Brignall | Vicar General of the diocese from 2003. |
There are a total of six deaneries in the Diocese of Wrexham, all of which cover several churches in that area, overseen by a dean.
The deaneries include:
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