Bishop of Menevia
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The Bishop of Menevia is the Ordinary of the Latin-rite Catholic Diocese of Menevia in the Province of Cardiff.
The diocese covers an area of 9,716 km² roughly consisting of the City and County of Swansea, Neath and Port Talbot, the ancient counties of Brecknockshire, Cardiganshire, Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire and Radnorshire.
The see is in Swansea, where the seat is located at the Swansea Cathedral.
The Vicariate Apostolic of Wales was elevated to diocese status on May 12, 1898. The current bishop is the Right Reverend John Mark Jabalé O.S.B., 10th Bishop of Menevia.
[edit] List of the Bishops of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Menevia, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Vicariate Apostolic of Wales | ||
| July 4, 1895 to May 14, 1898 | Bishop Francis Edward Joseph Mostyn, Vicar Apostolic of Wales | Priest; becoming Bishop of Menevia |
| Diocese of Menevia | ||
| May 14, 1898 to March 7, 1921 | Bishop Francis Edward Joseph Mostyn, Bishop of Menevia | Hitherto Vicar Apostolic; appointed Archbishop of Cardiff |
| June 21, 1926 to March 13, 1935 | Francis J. Vaughan | Priest; ordained September 8, 1926; died in office |
| August 10, 1935 to June 20, 1940 | Michael Joseph McGrath | Priest; ordained September 24, 1935; appointed Archbishop of Cardiff |
| March 15, 1941 to April 26, 1946 | Daniel Joseph Hannon | Priest; ordained May 1, 1941; died in office |
| February 8, 1947 to June 16, 1972 | John Edward Petit | Priest; 25 March 1947; retired |
| June 16, 1972 to February 5, 1981 | Langton Douglas Fox | Auxiliary Bishop of Menevia; resigned |
| February 5, 1981 to March 25, 1983 | John Aloysius Ward, OFM Cap. | Coadjutor Bishop of Menevia; appointed Archbishop of Cardiff |
| October 13, 1983 to February 12, 1987 | James Hannigan | Priest of Menevia; ordained November 23, 1983; appointed Bishop of Wrexham |
| February 12, 1987 to June 12, 2001 | Daniel Joseph Mullins | Auxiliary Bishop of Cardiff; resigned |
| June 12, 2001 to present | John Mark Jabalé, OSB | Coadjutor Bishop of Menevia |
| Catholic Hierarchy in England and Wales | ||
| Archbishops | Bishops | |
| England | ||
| Liverpool | Hallam | Hexham and Newcastle | Lancaster | Leeds | Middlesbrough | Salford | |
| Westminster | Brentwood | East Anglia | Northampton | Nottingham | |
| Birmingham | Clifton | Shrewsbury | |
| Southwark | Arundel & Brighton | Plymouth | Portsmouth | |
| Other dioceses | Bishopric of the Forces | Apostolic Exarchate for Ukrainians | |
| Wales | ||
| Cardiff | Menevia | Wrexham | |
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