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The Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle (Latin: Dioecesis Hagulstadensis et Novocastrensis) [1] is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church, centred on St Mary's Cathedral in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne in England.
The present diocese covers an area of 7,700 km 2 of the counties of Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, Durham and that part of Cleveland which is north of the River Tees.The see is in the City of Newcastle upon Tyne where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Mary, which was consecrated on 21 August 1860.
The Cathedral Church of St Mary is a Catholic cathedral in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England. It is the mother church of the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle and seat of the Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle. The cathedral, situated on Clayton Street, was designed by Augustus Welby Pugin and built between 1842 and 1844.
Robert Byrne, C.O. (born 22 September 1956) is a prelate of the Catholic Church in England. He was the 14th Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle from 2019 to 2022. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Birmingham and the titular bishop of Cuncacestre.
His episcopal title was changed on 23 May 1861 to Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle when it was decreed that St Mary's Cathedral, Newcastle upon Tyne should be the bishop's seat, and the Episcopal see should be renamed the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle. [7] He died in office at Darlington on 29 January 1866, aged 79. [1]
He served as Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle from 1889 to 1909. [1] Born at Harperley Park, Harperley, County Durham on 5 April 1825, he was educated at Harrow and at Durham University. He graduated with a 6th class (ordinary) BA in April 1845 and with an LTh in June of the same year. [2] He converted to Catholicism in 1846. [3]
Pages in category "Roman Catholic Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Diocese Cathedral Founded Metropolitan Archdiocese of Liverpool: Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral: 1850 Diocese of Hallam: Cathedral Church of St Marie: 1980 [4] Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle: St Mary's Cathedral: 1850 Diocese of Lancaster: Lancaster Cathedral: 1924 Diocese of Leeds: Leeds Cathedral: 1878 Diocese of Middlesbrough ...