Diocese of Hallam

Dioecesis Hallamensis
Cathedral Church of St Marie, Sheffield
Location
Country England
Territory South Yorkshire
With parts of:
 Derbyshire
 Nottinghamshire
Ecclesiastical provinceLiverpool
Deaneries6
Coordinates53°22′59″N 1°27′54″W / 53.383°N 1.465°W / 53.383; -1.465
Statistics
Area1,030 km2 (400 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2013)
1,569,000
60,188 (3.8%)
Parishes60
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established30 May 1980
CathedralCathedral Church of St Marie
Secular priests65
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopRalph Heskett, C.Ss.R.
Metropolitan ArchbishopMalcolm McMahon, OP
Vicar GeneralFr. Desmond Sexton
Bishops emeritusJohn Rawsthorne
Map
The Diocese of Hallam within the Province of Liverpool
The Diocese of Hallam within the Province of Liverpool
Website
hallam-diocese.com

The Diocese of Hallam (Latin: Dioecesis Hallamensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in England. The diocese comprises the whole of the City of Sheffield, and the surrounding towns of Rotherham, Doncaster, Barnsley, Chesterfield, the Peak District and areas of Worksop and Retford.[1] It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Liverpool.

Erection of the Diocese

The diocese was erected on 30 May 1980 by Pope John Paul II, by removing territory from the Diocese of Leeds and the Diocese of Nottingham. It is one of the six suffragan sees that fall under the ecclesiastical Province of Liverpool (also known as the Northern province).[2]

The diocese derives its name from Hallamshire, an ancient name for the Sheffield area. It is under the patronage of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour, whose feast is celebrated as a solemnity in the diocese on 27 June.

The first Bishop of Hallam was Gerald Moverley, who resigned in July 1996 and died later that year. The second bishop was John Rawsthorne, who had previously been an auxiliary bishop of Liverpool and titular bishop of Rotdon. The third and current incumbent is Ralph Heskett, C.Ss.R., who had previously been Bishop of Gibraltar.

The diocesan Cathedral is the Cathedral Church of St. Marie in the city centre of Sheffield.[3]

Deanery structure

The parishes included in the Diocese of Hallam are organised into six deaneries.

Bishops of the Diocese of Hallam

Tenure Incumbent Notes
3 July 1980 – 9 July 1996Gerald MoverleyPreviously Auxiliary Bishop of Leeds; resigned
3 July 1997 – 20 May 2014John RawsthornePreviously Auxiliary Bishop of Liverpool; installed 4 June 1997; resigned
10 July 2014 – presentRalph Heskett, C.Ss.R.Previously Bishop of Gibraltar; appointed 20 May 2014

References

  1. ↑ "Diocese of Hallam". The Catholic Directory. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  2. ↑ "History". Diocese of Leeds. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "Catholic Cathedral – Diocese of Hallam". Retrieved 8 September 2019.
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