First incumbent James Hannigan Province Cardiff First bishop James Hannigan | Formation 12 February 1987 Cathedral Wrexham Cathedral | |
Diocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Wrexham | ||
The Bishop of Wrexham is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wrexham in the Province of Cardiff in Wales.
The diocese covers an area of 8,361 km2 (3,228 sq mi) and consists of the Welsh historic counties of Anglesey, Caernarfonshire, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Merionethshire and Montgomeryshire (the local government areas of Conwy, Anglesey, Denbighshire and Flintshire, Gwynedd, Wrexham and the former Montgomeryshire).
The see is in the town of Wrexham where the bishop's seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Our Lady of Sorrows.
The diocese was erected on 12 February 1987 from the Diocese of Menevia. The current bishop is the Right Reverend Peter Brignall, the 3rd Bishop of Wrexham.
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