First incumbent Francis Mostyn Province Cardiff | Formation 1898 First bishop Francis Mostyn | |
Website www.dioceseofmenevia.org Cathedral St Joseph's Cathedral, Swansea | ||
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The Bishop of Menevia is the Ordinary of the Latin Rite Roman Catholic Diocese of Menevia in the Province of Cardiff.
The Diocese of Menevia covers an area of 9,716 km2 (3,751 sq mi) roughly consisting of Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Neath Port Talbot, Pembrokeshire, the City and County of Swansea and the ancient counties of Brecknockshire and Radnorshire. The see is in Swansea, where the seat is located at Saint Joseph's Cathedral.
The Vicariate Apostolic of Wales was elevated to diocese status on 12 May 1898. The present territory of the Diocese dates from the restructuring of the Province of Cardiff by Pope John Paul II on 12 February 1987. The current bishop is the Right Reverend Thomas Burns, S.M. Previously Bishop of the Forces, he was appointed the eleventh Bishop of Menevia by Pope Benedict XVI on 16 October 2008 and took possession of his See during the celebration of Mass at the Cathedral on 1 December 2008.
The estimated Catholic population of the Diocese is 26,266 out of a total population of 788,550 (3.3%).