Pope merges 2 Welsh dioceses
September 13, 2024
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CWN Editor's Note: Pope Francis has united the Archdiocese of Cardiff and the Diocese of Menevia in Wales, creating the new Archdiocese of Cardiff-Menevia.
At the time of the merger, the Archdiocese of Cardiff had 59 parishes, 66 priests, and one seminarian, and the Diocese of Menevia had 53 parishes, 44 priests, and two seminarians. Archbishop Mark O’Toole has led both dioceses concurrently since 2022.
The Archdiocese of Cardiff once had 157 priests (1957) and 102 parishes (1980). The Diocese of Menevia, which lost territory to the Diocese of Wexham in 1987, once had 59 parishes and 62 priests (1990).
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