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resulted in expenditure of Β£332,000 between 1949 and 1960. In spite of these demands, the building of a new cathedral was undertaken in 1968. On the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul, 1973, in the presence of a vast gathering of religious and civic dignitaries, Bishop
Rudderham took possession of the
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College promulgated on 22 December 1855 prevented the appointment of a new Bishop of Clifton until the problems of the college had been solved. Instead, an administrator was appointed who would manage the affairs of the diocese until a bishop was appointed. He was Archbishop
765:. Although an academic success the college was a financial disaster. Bishop Hendren resigned in 1851 realising his inability to do anything about the huge debts on the college. His successor, Bishop Thomas Burgess, died in 1854 without doing anything to solve the problem.
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was appointed eighth Bishop of
Clifton in December 1974 and guided the diocese for the next 27 years. He then retired to Weston-super-Mare as parish priest at St Joseph's. In March 2001, Bishop Declan Lang was ordained as the ninth Bishop of Clifton.
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had an unfortunate history. Work on the building started in 1834 but ceased the following year when the foundations failed. The half-finished building was abandoned in 1843 when a second attempt to reinforce the foundations again failed. Bishop
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805:, was Bishop of Clifton for the next 29 years. An outstanding scholar, he was an authority on ancient manuscripts and catalogued the documents which now form the basis of the Diocesan Archives. He saw the magnificent
742:(repealed 20 years later by the Ecclesiastical Titles Act 1871) made it illegal for Catholic dioceses to use the same title as current or former Anglican dioceses, despite the fact that the Diocese of Clifton had its
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Bishop
William Lee, who had been secretary to Bishop Burton, succeeded him in 1931. During his 16 years as bishop, he founded 72 new parishes and Mass Centres. His successor, Bishop Joseph Rudderham, a priest of the
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or other Mass centres, adding a total of 99 chapels. The parishes are run by a mixture of
Diocesan priests, and priests who belong to Religious Orders such as the Benedictines, Franciscans and others.
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The problem of Prior Park having been settled, a new Bishop of
Clifton was appointed. William Clifford, the second son of Lord Clifford of Chudleigh in Devon, was consecrated by
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is one of the most easterly. The City of
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on 15 February 1857, and enthroned at the pro-cathedral on 17 March 1857. For the next 36 years he guided the diocese to prosperity.
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Westminster, and has been in the
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Rudderham resigned his See in August 1974 and died in retirement in February 1979. His auxiliary bishop, Bishop
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on 14 March 2024 on which date his successor as the tenth Bishop of Clifton was also confirmed as Bosco MacDonald.
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suppressed the Catholic hierarchy in England by the mid-16th century. In 1622 the
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for the whole of England, which was divided into four districts in 1688. The
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In 2023, the diocese's 13 deaneries (originally six) were replaced by 9
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Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 17th century
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Brownlow's successor, Bishop George Ambrose Burton, a priest of the
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is the next biggest. Other well-known cities and towns include
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from 1996. He was appointed the ninth Bishop of Clifton by
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The Diocese has 104 Parishes, or the equivalent. Many have
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estate near Bath and had established there a school and a
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in the South. The most north-westerly parishes are in the
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Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of the Holy Family of London
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on 27 February 2001. His resignation was confirmed by
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675:; Shepton Mallet; Somerton; Wells; Wincanton; Yeovil.
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Latin Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in England
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Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Birmingham
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163:Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales
1101:Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
1153:List of Catholic dioceses in the United Kingdom
643:; Swindon St Mary; Swindon St Peter; Wroughton.
319:Cathedral Church of SS. Peter and Paul, Clifton
2039:Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Great Britain
2014:Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham
1859:Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cardiff-Menevia
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2140:Religious organizations established in 1688
2115:Religious organizations established in 1850
1728:Apostolic Vicariate of the Western District
1496:β Cathedral Church of Saints Peter and Paul
1164:List of Catholic dioceses (structured view)
866:. Ordained in 1975, he was a priest in the
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1148:List of Catholic dioceses in Great Britain
862:, who was born on 15 April 1950 in Cowes,
474:The diocese covers the City and County of
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1304:"Clifton Diocese: William Joseph Hendren"
1059:, O.F.M. Rec. (1816), did not take effect
605:(Dean: Fr Matthew Anscombe): Chew Magna;
549:The Clifton Diocese makes up part of the
461:Cathedral Church of Saints Peter and Paul
2009:Bishopric of the Forces in Great Britain
1723:St Mary of the Angels Church, Brownshill
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1158:List of Catholic dioceses (alphabetical)
858:The ninth bishop was the Right Reverend
615:(Dean: Fr David Mills): Charlton Kings;
595:(Dean: Fr Eugene Campbell): Bishopston;
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1675:St Joseph's Catholic School, Laverstock
1650:St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School
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1127:, appointed Bishop of Plymouth in 1855
1109:, appointed Bishop of Plymouth in 1947
753:, the Vicar-Apostolic, had bought the
635:(Dean: Fr Michael McAndrew): Devizes;
238:10,916 km (4,215 sq mi)
1601:Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception
1143:Catholic Church in the United Kingdom
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1138:Catholic Church in England and Wales
1065:, O.S.B. (1806), did not take effect
886:Vicars Apostolic of Western District
714:Catholic Church in England and Wales
681:(Dean: Fr Anthony Paris): Amesbury;
1713:Convent of Poor Clares, Woodchester
1698:Pro-Cathedral of the Holy Apostles
1680:St Peter's High School, Gloucester
1096:(1972β1974), appointed Bishop here
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588:comprise the following parishes:
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1512:St Thomas More, Bradford-on-Avon
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71:Symbol of the Diocese of Clifton
1939:Diocese of Arundel and Brighton
1894:Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle
1655:St Brendan's Sixth Form College
1640:St Augustine's Catholic College
1625:All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham
1537:Our Lady St Mary of Glastonbury
1532:Immaculate Conception, Clevedon
1119:Michael Joseph Lawrence McGrath
996:William Robert Bernard Brownlow
803:Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle
551:Catholic Association Pilgrimage
478:and the ceremonial counties of
2165:1688 establishments in England
2160:1850 establishments in England
1660:St Edward's School, Cheltenham
1620:All Hallows Preparatory School
1589:Patronal Feasts of the Diocese
1318:"Rinunce e nomine, 14.03.2024"
1107:Francis Edward Joseph Grimshaw
1002:George Crompton Ambrose Burton
740:Ecclesiastical Titles Act 1851
1:
1572:St Teresa of Lisieux, Taunton
1502:Our Lady and St Alphege, Bath
1253:"Diocesan new Pastoral areas"
1113:Roger Francis Crispian Hollis
1051:Peter Bernardine Collingridge
928:Peter Bernardine Collingridge
330:83, plus 33 religious priests
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1670:St Joseph's Catholic College
1577:St Joseph, Weston-super-Mare
1522:St Mary on the Quay, Bristol
990:William Joseph Hugh Clifford
697:Taunton St Teresa of Lisieux
657:; Bath St Mary; Combe Down;
651:Bath Our Lady and St Alphege
649:(Dean: Canon Tom Finnegan):
2125:Religion in Gloucestershire
1552:Holy Ghost, Midsomer Norton
954:, O.F.M. Rec. (1848β1850);
900:(1705); did not take effect
701:Weston-super-Mare St Joseph
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1645:St Bede's Catholic College
1039:Coadjutor Vicars Apostolic
946:William Bernard Ullathorne
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906:, O.F.M. Rec. (1713β1750)
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1934:Archdiocese of Southwark
1909:Diocese of Middlesbrough
1884:Archdiocese of Liverpool
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1160:(including archdioceses)
1069:William Gregory Sharrock
1057:Charles Francis McDonnel
922:William Gregory Sharrock
185:Archbishop of Birmingham
2120:Christianity in Bristol
1014:Joseph Edward Rudderham
984:Thomas Lawrence Burgess
669:Blessed Richard Whiting
360:Metropolitan Archbishop
170:Ecclesiastical province
2057:Catholicism portal
1984:Diocese of Northampton
1979:Diocese of East Anglia
1969:Diocese of Westminster
1748:Catholicism portal
1547:St Aldhelm, Malmesbury
1527:St Gregory, Cheltenham
1413:Joseph William Hendren
1230:Catholic-Hierarchy.org
1198:Catholic-Hierarchy.org
1094:Mervyn Alban Alexander
1045:Peter Augustine Baines
1020:Mervyn Alban Alexander
975:Joseph William Hendren
952:Joseph William Hendren
934:Peter Augustine Baines
826:Diocese of Northampton
786:
685:; Tisbury; Warminster.
558:province of Birmingham
175:Province of Birmingham
43:DiΕcesis Cliftoniensis
42:
2135:Religion in Wiltshire
1989:Diocese of Nottingham
1949:Diocese of Portsmouth
1830:Diocese of Shrewsbury
1595:Saints Peter and Paul
1322:Holy See Press Office
1063:James Jerome Sharrock
940:Charles Michael Baggs
868:Diocese of Portsmouth
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663:Stratton-on-the-Fosse
617:Cheltenham St Gregory
593:St Edmund of Abingdon
2130:Religion in Somerset
1974:Diocese of Brentwood
1899:Diocese of Lancaster
1557:St Osmund, Salisbury
1542:St Peter, Gloucester
1225:"Diocese of Clifton"
1083:, O.S.B. (1741β1750)
1077:, O.S.B. (1756β1763)
1071:, O.S.B. (1779β1797)
1047:, O.S.B. (1823β1829)
986:, O.S.B. (1851β1854)
936:, O.S.B. (1829β1843)
924:, O.S.B. (1797β1809)
918:, O.S.B. (1763β1797)
912:, O.S.B. (1750β1763)
158:Episcopal conference
1944:Diocese of Plymouth
1760:Somerset portal
1192:Annuario Pontificio
728:apostolic vicariate
720:English Reformation
603:St Alexander Briant
597:Bristol City Centre
576:Diocesan boundaries
254:173,000 (6.5%)
210: /
1914:Diocese of Salford
1864:Diocese of Wrexham
1825:Diocese of Clifton
1635:Prior Park College
1567:St George, Taunton
1562:Holy Rood, Swindon
1405:Bishops of Clifton
1387:Diocese of Clifton
962:Bishops of Clifton
830:Education Act 1944
796:William Ullathorne
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763:Prior Park College
679:St Edith of Wilton
647:St Oliver Plunkett
446:Diocese of Clifton
335:Current leadership
36:Diocese of Clifton
18:Diocese of Clifton
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1889:Diocese of Hallam
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1494:Clifton Cathedral
1259:. 22 October 2023
1075:Charles Walmesley
1026:Declan Ronan Lang
968:Bishop of Clifton
916:Charles Walmesley
904:Matthew Pritchard
876:Pope John Paul II
835:Clifton Cathedral
784:Clifton Cathedral
693:Taunton St George
641:Swindon Holy Rood
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