Records of the Diocese of Middlesbrough

Four plans of St Wilfrid’s presbytery, York, designed by George Goldie, 1882.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Middlesbrough was created on 20 December 1878 when the then Diocese of Beverley was divided into the Diocese of Middlesbrough, covering the North and East Ridings of Yorkshire and those parishes in the City of York to the north of the River Ouse, and the Diocese of Leeds, covering the West Riding of Yorkshire and those parishes in the City of York to the south of the River Ouse. In 1982 the two York parishes south of the River Ouse were ceded to the Diocese of Middlesbrough to unite the City of York under one bishop. The parish of Howden was transferred from Middlesbrough to the Leeds Diocese in 2004.
Today the Diocese consists of the boroughs of Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland, Stockton on Tees (south of the river), the cities of Kingston upon Hull and York, East Yorkshire and most of North Yorkshire. Its mother church is St Mary’s Cathedral in Coulby Newham, Middlesbrough.

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The archive was deposited at the Borthwick Institute by the Diocese of Middlesbrough in 2000.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Middlesbrough was created on 20 December 1878 when the then Diocese of Beverley was divided into the Diocese of Middlesbrough, covering the North and East Ridings of Yorkshire and those parishes in the City of York to the north of the River Ouse, and the Diocese of Leeds, covering the West Riding of Yorkshire and those parishes in the City of York to the south of the River Ouse. In 1982 the two York parishes south of the River Ouse were ceded to the Diocese of Middlesbrough to unite the City of York under one bishop. The parish of Howden was transferred from Middlesbrough to the Leeds Diocese in 2004.
Today the Diocese consists of the boroughs of Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland, Stockton on Tees (south of the river), the cities of Kingston upon Hull and York, East Yorkshire and most of North Yorkshire. Its mother church is St Mary’s Cathedral in Coulby Newham, Middlesbrough.

A typescript finding aid, to item level, is available for consultation in the searchroom of the Borthwick Institute.

Created by S. A. Shearn, 28.04.15.

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