Archbishop of Cardiff
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The Archbishop of Cardiff is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cardiff.
The archdiocese covers an area of 3,064 km² of the historic county of Monmouthshire, Herefordshire and eastern Glamorganshire (the western part forms part of the diocese of Menevia). The Metropolitan See is in the Cardiff where the seat is located at Cardiff Cathedral.
The Catholic Diocese of Newport (formerly the Diocese of Newport and Menevia) was elevated to archdiocese status as the Archdiocese of Cardiff on February 7, 1916. The current archbishop is the Most Reverend Peter Smith, 6th Archbishop of Cardiff.
[edit] List of the Archbishops of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cardiff, Wales and its precursor offices
(Any dates appearing in italics indicate de facto continuation of office. The start date of tenure below is the date of appointment or succession. Where known, the date of installation and ordination as bishop are listed in the notes together with the post held prior to appointment.)
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| June 5, 1840 to April 12, 1880 | Bishop Thomas Joseph Brown, OSB, Vicar Apostolic of the Wales District | Priest of the Order of Saint Benedict; becoming Bishop |
| June 5, 1840 to April 12, 1880 | Thomas Joseph Brown, OSB, Bishop of Newport and Menevia | Hitherto Vicar Apostolic; died in office |
| March 23, 1855 to March 21, 1873 | François Alexandre Roullet de la Bouillerie, Bishop of Cardiff | Priest of Paris; appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Bordeaux |
| February 18, 1881 to 1895 | John Cuthbert Hedley, OSB, Bishop of Newport and Menevia | Auxiliary Bishop of Newport and Menevia; becoming Bishop of Newport |
| 1895 to November 11, 1915 | John Cuthbert Hedley, OSB, Bishop of Newport | Hitherto Bishop of Newport and Menevia; died in office |
| February 7, 1916 to December 16, 1920 | James Romanus Bilsborrow, OSB, Archbishop of Cardiff | Bishop of Port-Louis, Mauritius; resigned |
| March 7, 1921 to October 25, 1939 | Francis Edward Joseph Mostyn | Bishop of Menevia; died in office |
| June 20, 1940 to February 28, 1961 | Michael Joseph McGrath | Bishop of Menevia; died in office |
| August 22, 1961 to March 25, 1983 | John Aloysius Murphy | Bishop of Shrewsbury; retired |
| March 25, 1983 to October 26, 2001 | John Aloysius Ward, OFM Cap. | Bishop of Menevia; resigned |
| October 26, 2001 to present | Peter Smith | Bishop of East Anglia |
| Catholic Hierarchy in England and Wales | ||
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| Westminster | Brentwood | East Anglia | Northampton | Nottingham | |
| Birmingham | Clifton | Shrewsbury | |
| Southwark | Arundel & Brighton | Plymouth | Portsmouth | |
| Other dioceses | Bishopric of the Forces | Apostolic Exarchate for Ukrainians | |
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| Cardiff | Menevia | Wrexham | |
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