Roman Catholic Diocese of Hallam

53°22′59″N 1°27′54″W / 53.383°N 1.465°W / 53.383; -1.465StatisticsArea1,030 km² (400 sq mi)Population
- Total
- Catholics(as of 2013)
1,569,000
60,188 (3.8%)Parishes60InformationDenominationCatholic ChurchSui iuris churchLatin ChurchRiteRoman RiteEstablished30 May 1980CathedralCathedral Church of St MarieSecular priests65Current leadershipPopeFrancisBishopRalph Heskett, C.Ss.R.Metropolitan ArchbishopMalcolm McMahon, OPVicar GeneralFr. Desmond SextonBishops emeritusJohn RawsthorneMap
The Diocese of Hallam within the Province of LiverpoolWebsitehallam-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 1996	Gerald Moverley	Previously Auxiliary Bishop of Leeds; resigned
3 July 1997 – 20 May 2014	John Rawsthorne	Previously Auxiliary Bishop of Liverpool; installed 4 June 1997; resigned
10 July 2014 – present	Ralph Heskett, C.Ss.R.	Previously Bishop of Gibraltar; appointed 20 May 2014

References

External links

• Official website
• The Latin Mass Society in The RC Diocese of Hallam
• GCatholic.org
• Hallam (Diocese). Catholic Hierarchy (accessed 25 May 2014).