Pastoral Areas The Diocese has established locally agreed Pastoral Areas, consisting of a small group of neighbouring parishes. Each Pastoral Area is managed by a Team, which consists of the Parish Priests, a deacon, lay parish representation, a catechist from the area, and a teacher from a local Catholic School. There are 26 Local Pastoral Areas (LPAs) throughout the Diocese arranged within 6 Regions. Each Region comes under the Pastoral Care of a Regional Dean. The Regions and Deans are given below:   Shropshire & Wrekin  - Canon Stephen Coonan Central Cheshire - Father John Daly North Cheshire - Father Russell Cooke South Trafford & Wythenshawe - Canon John Rafferty Stockport & Tameside - Canon Vincent Whelan Wirral - Father Nick Kern   To see list of Pastoral Area Parishes, go to Reports and click on LPA list of parishes