Cathedrals · North East England
Roman Catholic Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle
Roman Catholic Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
About
Roman Catholic Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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The Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle (Latin: Dioecesis Hagulstadensis et Novocastrensis) is a Latin Catholic diocese of the Catholic Church, centred on St Mary's Cathedral, in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, in England. The diocese is one of the six suffragan sees in the ecclesiastical province of Liverpool and covers the historic boundaries of County Durham and Northumberland.
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Background
History
The Diocese of Hexham was revived in 1850 by decree of Pope Pius IX, restoring the Catholic hierarchy to England and Wales. Although the ancient See of Hexham was founded in 678 it had later lapsed. Together with the See of Lindisfarne, founded by Saint Aidan, Hexham formed the main part of the Northumbrian kingdom's ecclesiastical structure. Among the early bishops elected to the see in 684 was Saint Cuthbert, the present-day patron of the modern diocese and, later, Acca of Hexham. The modern diocese was expanded to include the title of Newcastle in 1861. Originally under the metropolitan See of Westminster, the diocese became part of the new province of Liverpool (often referred to as the…
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- Coordinates
- 54.9690, -1.6190
- Address
- 67b Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1SG
- Established
- 1850
- Official site
- www.rcdhn.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q2117841 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Roman Catholic Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Roman Catholic Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle?
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.9690°, -1.6190°.
- When was Roman Catholic Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle built?
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle dates to 1850.