Roman Catholic Diocese of Aberdeen
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The Diocese of Aberdeen (Latin: Dioecesis Aberdonensis) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in Scotland.[2]
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Diocese of Aberdeen Dioecesis Aberdonensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Scotland |
Territory | City of Aberdeen and the council areas of Aberdeenshire, Moray, central and northern part of Highland, and the islands of Orkney and Shetland |
Ecclesiastical province | St Andrews and Edinburgh |
Metropolitan | Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh |
Coordinates | 57.138°N 2.143°W / 57.138; -2.143 |
Statistics | |
Area | 29,068 km2 (11,223 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2012) 728,000 18,500 (2.5%) |
Parishes | 43 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 4 March 1878 |
Cathedral | St Mary's Cathedral, Aberdeen |
Secular priests | 31 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Hugh Gilbert[1] |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Leo Cushley |
Vicar General | Domenico Zanre |
Bishops emeritus | Peter Moran |
Website | |
www.dioceseofaberdeen.org |
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