Welcome to the Diocese of Shrewsbury which continues the mission of the Catholic Church across Cheshire and Shropshire and parts of Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Derbyshire.

More than a hundred parishes and schools together with more than thirty Religious communities and ecclesial movements continue this mission today.
I hope this developing website will reflect something of the life of the Diocese with its great diversity of towns, cities and rural communities sharing together the Catholic faith. We welcome you to join us here on the internet.

Saturday January 28, 2012

Sunday Mass readings of the week

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

Meditation of the week

Arrival of the Kingdom of God

Saint of the week

St Francis de Sales, 24th January

Latest News...

Cardinal: unity depends on prayer

Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor has encouraged the Christians of Cheshire to strive for closer unity through prayer and grass roots initiatives. Speaking during a service of unity at Chester Cathedral on Sunday January 22 the Emeritus Archbishop of Westminster said the [...]

Two memorable events in my thirty-five years of being a bishop have been the visits of successive Popes here to our country. First of all, Pope John Paul came thirty years ago this year and I well remember, among [...]

The lack of unity among Christians is a great challenge to the New Evangelisation, Pope Benedict XVI has said. Speaking in Paul VI Hall in the Vatican on the opening day of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity the [...]