The Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle is a Roman Catholic Diocese in the UK. The diocese is one of the six suffragan sees in the ecclesiastical Province of Liverpool and covers North-East England. The current Bishop is Kevin Dunn who succeeded Ambrose Griffiths on 25 May 2004. The diocesan Cathedral is St Mary's Cathedral in Newcastle upon Tyne. The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... Pope Pius XI blesses Bishop Stephen Alencastre as fifth Apostolic Vicar of the Hawaiian Islands in a Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace window. ... Liverpool waterfront by night, as seen from the Wirral. ... North East England is one of the regions of England. ... May 25 is the 145th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (146th in leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A cathedral is a Christian church building, specifically of a denomination with an episcopal hierarchy, such as the Anglican, Roman Catholic and some Lutheran churches, which serves as the central church of a diocese, and thus as a bishops seat. ... St Marys Cathedral is the largest Roman Catholic church in Australia (and reputedly the Southern Hemisphere). ... This article is about a city in the United Kingdom. ...

External links

• Official website
• Catholic Church in England and Wales - official website