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
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| Parishes | 145 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 29 September 1850; 174 years ago (1850-09-29) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral Church of St. John the Evangelist |
| Secular priests | 251 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Sede vacante |
| Bishop | John Arnold |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Malcolm McMahon |
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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 | |
TheDiocese of Salford (Latin:Dioecesis Salfordensis) is aLatindiocese of theCatholic Church centred on theCity 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 theProvince of Liverpool.
Its current boundaries encompassManchester as well as a large part ofNorth West England between theRiver Mersey and theRiver Ribble, some parishes north of the Ribble, andTodmorden in West Yorkshire. In 2005, the diocese included 207 churches and chapels.
The first post-Reformation Catholic chapel inBlackburn was opened in 1773, and that in Manchester in 1774 (in Rook Street, dedicated to St Chad). In 1843James Sharples, rector of St. Alban's, Blackburn, was consecratedTitular Bishop ofSamaria and appointed coadjutor toBishop Brown, the firstVicar Apostolic of the Lancashire District. He built at Salford St. John's Church, which was opened in 1848 and which subsequently became thecathedral for the diocese.
Dr. Sharples died on 16 August 1850 and the first Bishop of Salford in the restored hierarchy wasWilliam Turner (1790–1872). He was succeeded in 1872 byHerbert Vaughan (1832–1903). On Vaughan's translation to Westminster in 1892,John Bilsborrow (1836–1903) was consecrated as the third bishop.Louis Charles Casartelli, the fourth bishop, was born in 1852, and ordained priest in 1876. He was closely associated with Cardinal Vaughan in the foundation ofSt. Bede's College, Manchester, in 1876, and was rector of it when he was nominated bishop in 1903. Bishop Casartelli was also a professor at theCatholic University of Leuven, and known as a writer on Oriental subjects.[1]
The Cathedral Church of St. John the Evangelist, usually known as Salford Cathedral, is the seat of the Bishop of Salford andmother church of the Diocese of Salford. The cathedral is a Grade IIlisted building on Chapel Street, Salford. The foundation stone was laid in 1844 and the church opened in 1848. It was elevated to cathedral status in 1852 after the 1850 creation of the Diocese of Salford. The cathedral was consecrated in 1890 by the second Bishop of Salford, Herbert Vaughan, following the final repayment of debts from its construction.
As of 2024, 165voluntary aided stateRoman Catholic primary schools (often denoted in their names by VA, RC or RCPS) are in the Diocese of Salford, located across thelocal authorities of Blackburn, Bolton, Bury, Calderdale, Lancashire, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, and Wigan.[4]
There are 26 voluntary aidedlocal authority maintained Roman Catholic high schools (RCHS) andsixth-form colleges:[4]
A further seven secondary schools are run asacademies:[4]
St John Vianney Special School inFirswood, Manchester, teaches pupils aged 5 to 19.
The following private Catholic schools also exist in the Diocese of Salford as of 2024:[4]
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Salford".Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
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