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The Bishop of Menevia is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Menevia in the Province of Cardiff. A bishop is an ordained member of the Christian clergy who, in certain Christian churches, holds a position of authority. ... Pope Pius XI, depicted in this window at Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace, Honolulu, was ordinary of the universal Roman Catholic Church and local ordinary of Rome. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ...


The diocese covers an area of 9,716 km² roughly consisting of the City and County of Swansea, Neath and Port Talbot, the traditional counties of Brecknockshire, Cardiganshire, Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire and Radnorshire. Swansea (Welsh: Abertawe, mouth of the Tawe) is a city and county in South Wales, situated on the coast immediately to the east of the Gower Peninsula. ... Neath Port Talbot (Welsh: Castell-nedd Port Talbot) is a county borough in Glamorgan, south Wales. ... Wales has thirteen traditional counties (or vice counties). ... Brecknockshire, also known as Breconshire or, in Welsh, as Sir Frycheiniog is an inland traditional county of Wales, bounded N. by Radnorshire, E. by Herefordshire and Monmouthshire, S. by Monmouthshire and Glamorgan, and W. by Carmarthenshire and Cardiganshire. ... Cardiganshire (Sir Aberteifi in Welsh) was a traditional county in Wales that existed between 1282 and 1974. ... Carmarthenshire (Welsh: Sir Gaerfyrddin) is a county in Wales. ... Pembrokeshire (Welsh: Sir Benfro) is a county in the south-west of Wales in the United Kingdom. ... Radnorshire (Welsh: Sir Faesyfed) is an inland traditional county of Wales, bounded to the north by Montgomeryshire and Shropshire, to the east by Herefordshire, to the south by Brecknockshire and to the west by Cardiganshire. ...


The see is in Swansea, where the seat is located at the Swansea Cathedral. A see (from the Latin word sedem, meaning seat) is the throne (cathedra) of a bishop. ... Swansea (Welsh: Abertawe, mouth of the Tawe) is a city and county in South Wales, situated on the coast immediately to the east of the Gower Peninsula. ...


The Vicariate Apostolic of Wales was elevated to diocese status on May 12, 1898. The current bishop is the Right Reverend (John) Mark Jabalé, OSB, 10th Bishop of Menevia. May 12 is the 132nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (133rd in leap years). ... 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...


List of the Bishops of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Menevia, Wales and its precursor offices

(Any dates appearing in italics indicate de 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
Vicariate Apostolic of Wales
July 4, 1895 to May 14, 1898 Bishop Francis Edward Joseph Mostyn, Vicar Apostolic of Wales Priest; becoming Bishop of Menevia
Diocese of Menevia
May 14, 1898 to March 7, 1921 Bishop Francis Edward Joseph Mostyn, Bishop of Menevia Hitherto Vicar Apostolic; appointed Archbishop of Cardiff
June 21, 1926 to March 13, 1935 Francis J. Vaughan Priest; ordained September 8, 1926; died in office
August 10, 1935 to June 20, 1940 Michael Joseph McGrath Priest; ordained September 24, 1935; appointed Archbishop of Cardiff
March 15, 1941 to April 26, 1946 Daniel Joseph Hannon Priest; ordained May 1, 1941; died in office
February 8, 1947 to June 16, 1972 John Edward Petit Priest; 25 March 1947; retired
June 16, 1972 to February 5, 1981 Langton Douglas Fox Auxiliary Bishop of Menevia; resigned
February 5, 1981 to March 25, 1983 John Aloysius Ward, OFM Cap. Coadjutor Bishop of Menevia; appointed Archbishop of Cardiff
October 13, 1983 to February 12, 1987 James Hannigan Priest of Menevia; ordained November 23, 1983; appointed Bishop of Wrexham
February 12, 1987 to June 12, 2001 Daniel Joseph Mullins Auxiliary Bishop of Cardiff; resigned
June 12, 2001 to present John Mark Jabalé, OSB Coadjutor Bishop of Menevia


July 4 is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 180 days remaining. ... 1895 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... May 14 is the 134th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (135th in leap years). ... 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... May 14 is the 134th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (135th in leap years). ... 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... March 7 is the 66th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (67th in Leap years). ... 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... June 21 is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 193 days remaining. ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... March 13 is the 72nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (73rd in leap years). ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... September 8 is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years). ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... August 10 is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... June 20 is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 194 days remaining. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... September 24 is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years). ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... March 15 is the 74th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (75th in Leap years). ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... April 26 is the 116th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (117th in leap years). ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... February 8 is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... June 16 is the 167th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (168th in leap years), with 198 days remaining. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... March 25 is the 84th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (85th in leap years). ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... June 16 is the 167th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (168th in leap years), with 198 days remaining. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... February 5 is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... February 5 is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... March 25 is the 84th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (85th in leap years). ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... October 13 is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years). ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... February 12 is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... November 23 is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 38 days remaining. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... February 12 is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... June 12 is the 163rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (164th in leap years), with 202 days remaining. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... June 12 is the 163rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (164th in leap years), with 202 days remaining. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

Roman Catholic Hierarchy in Great Britain
    Archbishops Bishops
England and Wales
    Liverpool Hallam | Hexham and Newcastle | Lancaster | Leeds | Middlesbrough | Salford
    Westminster Brentwood | East Anglia | Northampton | Nottingham
    Birmingham Clifton | Shrewsbury
    Cardiff Menevia | Wrexham
    Southwark Arundel & Brighton | Plymouth | Portsmouth
Scotland
    Glasgow Motherwell | Paisley
    Saint Andrews & Edinburgh Aberdeen | Argyll & the Isles | Dunkeld | Galloway
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The Archbishop of Liverpool heads the Catholic Archdiocese of Liverpool in England. ... The Bishop of Hallam is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hallam in the Province of Liverpool. ... The Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle in the Province of Liverpool. ... The Bishop of Lancaster is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lancaster in the Province of Liverpool. ... The Bishop of Leeds is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Leeds in the Province of Liverpool. ... The Bishop of Middlesbrough is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Middlesbrough in the Province of Liverpool. ... The Bishop of Salford is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford in the Province of Liverpool. ... The standard of the Archbishop of Westminster The Archbishop of Westminster heads the Catholic Archdiocese of Westminster, England. ... The Bishop of Brentwood is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brentwood in the Province of Westminster. ... The Bishop of East Anglia is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia in the Province of Westminster. ... The Bishop of Northampton is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Northampton in the Province of Westminster. ... The Bishop of Nottingham is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nottingham in the Province of Westminster. ... The Archbishop of Birmingham is the Ordinary of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham in the Region of Great Britain. ... The Bishop of Clifton is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Clifton in the Province of Birmingham. ... The Bishop of Shrewsbury is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Shrewsbury in the Province of Birmingham. ... The Archbishop of Cardiff is the Ordinary of the Archdiocese of Cardiff. ... The Bishop of Wrexham is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wrexham in the Province of Cardiff. ... The Archbishop of Southwark is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark in the Region of Great Britain. ... .The Bishop of Arundel and Brighton is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Arundel and Brighton in the Province of Southwark. ... The Bishop of Plymouth is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Plymouth in the Province of Southwark. ... The Bishop of Portsmouth is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth in the Province of Southwark. ... The Archbishop of Glasgow is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Glasgow. ... The Bishop of Motherwell is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Motherwell in the Province of Glasgow. ... The Bishop of Paisley is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Paisley in the Province of Glasgow. ... The Archbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh. ... The Bishop of Aberdeen is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Aberdeen in the Province of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh. ... The Bishop of Argyll and the Isles is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Argyll and the Isles in the Province of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh. ... The Bishop of Dunkeld is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dunkeld in the Province of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh. ... The Bishop of Galloway is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Galloway in the Province of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh. ...

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Diocese of Menevia (867 words)
Menevia is said to be derived from Menapia, the name of an ancient Roman settlement supposed to have existed in Pembrokeshire, or Hen Meneu (vetus rubus) where St. David was born.
The Bishop of Menevia is the only member of the hierarchy who holds one of the ancient titles of pre-Reformation times.
The last Catholic bishop, Henry Morgan (1554-59), was, like the rest of the Catholic bishops, deprived of his see by Elizabeth, but was saved by death from sharing their imprisonment for the Faith.
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