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Welcome

Thank you for visiting the website of the Shrewsbury Diocese. This website is more than a source of information, it allows you to glimpse the life and witness of this local church. I pray you will be able to recognise Christ the Lord in all the communities and initiatives which these pages record.  Here you will glimpse the “one holy catholic and apostolic Church of Christ truly present and operative” (Christus Dominus no. 11, Second Vatican Council)

More than a 170,000 faithful, in a hundred communities of this diocese, set out to serve a still greater number across Cheshire, Shropshire and parts of Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Derbyshire. May these pages reflect our mission gathered around the Gospel and the Eucharist, in our striving for holiness; in passing on the gift of the faith in education and catechesis; in support of families, of youth and of the vocation of marriage; in developing the lay apostolate and in promoting new vocations to the priesthood and the consecrated life; in the service of those in greatest need; in caring for the created order and undertaking all within a culture which cherishes the gift of human life and safeguards the most vulnerable.

May this truly Catholic mission always shine out in these pages!

Bishop Mark Davies

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The Bishop

The Right Reverend Mark Davies was ordained a priest in 1984 by Bishop Thomas Holland of Salford. He served as an assistant priest before being appointed private secretary to Archbishop Patrick Kelly (then Bishop of Salford). He continued his priestly ministry across several Parishes in the Diocese of Salford, including being appointed as Vicar General.

In December 2009 Pope Benedict XVI appointed Monsignor Davies as the Coadjutor Bishop of Shrewsbury. He was ordained Bishop on 22nd February 2010 at St Anthony’s, Wythenshawe, Manchester.  On 1st October 2010 Bishop Davies became the 11th Bishop of Shrewsbury in succession to Bishop Brian Noble.

There have been many wonderful projects that Bishop Mark has overseen – as a Diocese we are particularly proud of the House of Discernment that has begun in Shrewsbury Cathedral for young men considering their call to the Priesthood. Check out this video to learn more.

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Safeguarding

“The Catholic Church in England and Wales is striving towards a culture of safeguarding where all are safe from harm and abuse and where every person is encouraged and enabled to enjoy the fullness of life in Jesus Christ through the prayerful, caring, nurturing, supportive and protective endeavours of the Catholic community, both individually and collectively.”.

(Towards a Culture of Safeguarding 2012).

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Year of Prayer 2024 and Jubilee Year 2025

In preparation for the 2025 Jubilee Year ‘Pilgrims of Hope’, 2024 has been designated a Year of Prayer.

The Holy Father announced its launch on January 21st, 2024. Dioceses are invited to promote initiatives to remind people of the centrality of both individual prayer and community prayer.

“I am happy to think that the year preceding the Jubilee event, 2024, will be dedicated to a great ‘symphony’ of prayer. First of all, to recover the desire to be in the presence of the Lord, to listen to him and adore him.” (Pope Francis 11th February 2022)

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