Diocese of Plymouth, England

Continent: West Europe

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Plymouth / Plymuthen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Southwark

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint Boniface (June 5)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: September 22 (1880)

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1850.09.29: Established as Diocese of Plymouth / Plymuthen(sis) (Latin) (from Apostolic Vicariate of Western District and became suffragan of Westminster)
1965.05.28: Became suffragan of Southwark

Contact Info

Address: Bishop’s House, 31 Wyndham Street West, Plymouth, Devon PL1 5RZ, England

Phone: (01752)224-414

Present Prelates

Bishop:

vacant

Ordinaries

Bishops of Plymouth (Roman Rite)

Bishop Philip Moger (69)
(2024.09.13 – 2025.02.24 not possessed)

Bishop emeritus of Plymouth (England)

Born:	1955.04.25 (Halifax, England)
Ordained Priest:	1982.06.26
Consecrated Bishop:	2023.02.21

Priest of Leeds (England) (1982.06.26 – 2022.11.28)

Titular Bishop of Glastonbury (2022.11.28 – 2024.09.13)

Auxiliary Bishop of Southwark (England) (2022.11.28 – 2024.09.13)

Bishop of Plymouth (England) (2024.09.13 – 2025.02.24 not possessed)

Canon Christopher John Whitehead (later Fr.)
(2023.12.15 – 2024.02.01 not possessed)

Born:	1969.08.24 (Gloucester, England)
Ordained Priest:	1994.07.01

Priest of Clifton (England) (1994.07.01 – 2023.12.15)

Bishop of Plymouth (England) (2023.12.15 – 2024.02.01 not possessed)

Bishop Mark O’Toole (61) (later Archbishop)
(2013.11.09 – 2022.04.27)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cardiff–Menevia (Wales)

In manus tuas Domine

Born:	1963.06.22 (London, England)
Ordained Priest:	1990.06.09
Consecrated Bishop:	2014.01.28

Priest of Westminster (England) (1990.06.09 – 2013.11.09)

Bishop of Plymouth (England) (2013.11.09 – 2022.04.27)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cardiff (Wales) (2022.04.27 – 2024.09.12)

Bishop of Menevia (Wales) (2022.04.27 – 2024.09.12)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cardiff–Menevia (Wales) (2024.09.12 – ...)

Bishop Hugh Christopher Budd
(1985.11.19 – 2013.11.09)

Christ our light

Born:	1937.05.27 (Romford, England)
Ordained Priest:	1962.07.08
Consecrated Bishop:	1986.01.15
Died:	2023.04.01 (Lyme Regis, England † 85)

Priest of Brentwood (England) (1962.07.08 – 1985.11.19)

Bishop of Plymouth (England) (1985.11.19 – 2013.11.09)

Bishop Cyril Edward Restieaux
(1955.04.09 – 1985.11.19)

Dominus reficit animam

Born:	1910.02.25 (England)
Ordained Priest:	1932.11.01
Consecrated Bishop:	1955.06.14
Died:	1996.02.27 († 86)

Bishop of Plymouth (England) (1955.04.09 – 1985.11.19)

Bishop Francis Joseph Grimshaw (later Archbishop)
(1947.06.02 – 1954.05.11)

Under the guiding hand of God

Born:	1901.10.06 (England)
Ordained Priest:	1926.02.27
Consecrated Bishop:	1947.07.25
Died:	1965.03.22 († 63)

Bishop of Plymouth (England) (1947.06.02 – 1954.05.11)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Birmingham (England) (1954.05.11 – 1965.03.22)

Bishop John Patrick Barrett
(1929.06.07 – 1946.11.02)

Memor esto

Born:	1878.10.31 (England)
Ordained Priest:	1906.06.19
Consecrated Bishop:	1927.02.22
Died:	1946.11.02 († 68)

Titular Bishop of Assus (1926.12.23 – 1929.06.07)

Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham (England) (1926.12.23 – 1929.06.07)

Bishop of Plymouth (England) (1929.06.07 – 1946.11.02)

Bishop John Joseph Keily
(1911.04.21 – 1928.09.23)

Born:	1854.06.23 (Ireland)
Ordained Priest:	1877.05.06
Consecrated Bishop:	1911.06.13
Died:	1928.09.23 († 74)

Bishop of Plymouth (England) (1911.04.21 – 1928.09.23)

Bishop Charles Maurice Graham
(1902.10.25 – 1911.03.16)

Ne oubliez

Born:	1834.04.05 (India)
Ordained Priest:	1857.12.19
Consecrated Bishop:	1891.10.28
Died:	1912.09.02 († 78)

Titular Bishop of Cisamus (1891.09.25 – 1902.10.25)

Coadjutor Bishop of Plymouth (England) (1891.09.25 – 1902.10.25)

Bishop of Plymouth (England) (1902.10.25 – 1911.03.16)

Titular Bishop of Tiberias (1911.03.16 – 1912.09.02)

Bishop William Vaughan
(1855.07.10 – 1902.10.24)

Born:	1814.02.14 (England)
Ordained Priest:	1838.03.10
Consecrated Bishop:	1855.09.16
Died:	1902.10.24 († 88)

Bishop of Plymouth (England) (1855.07.10 – 1902.10.24)

Bishop George Errington (later Archbishop)
(1851.06.27 – 1855.03.30)

Born:	1804.09.14 (England)
Ordained Priest:	1827.12.22
Consecrated Bishop:	1851.07.25
Died:	1886.01.19 († 81)

Bishop of Plymouth (England) (1851.06.27 – 1855.03.30)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Westminster (England) (1855.03.30 – 1860.07.22)

Titular Archbishop of Trapezopolis (1855.03.30 – 1886.01.19)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Charles Maurice Graham (1891.09.25 – 1902.10.25)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Cathedral Church of St Mary and St Boniface, Plymouth, Plymouth
National Shrine: National Shrine of St Boniface, Crediton, Devon
Former Cathedral (now Protestant church): Former Cathedral of St Peter, Exeter, Devon
Jubilee Churches in the Holy Year 2025

Churches by City (113)

Clifton (↗), Portsmouth (→)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 12,831 km²

Population: 69,300 Catholics (1.8% of 3,894,830 total)

Pastoral Centres: 49 parishes, 2 missions

Personnel: 91 priests (77 diocesan, 14 religious), 36 deacons, 69 religious (20 brothers, 49 sisters), 6 seminarians