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Shropshire and Wrekin Catholic Region/Shropshire Pastoral Region is a deanery located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Shrewsbury (Bishop Mark Davies).
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| Shropshire Pastoral Region - Diocese of Shrewsbury | |
|---|---|
| Crest of the Diocese of Shrewsbury | |
| Country: | Great Britain |
| Catholic Province: | Archdiocese of Birmingham |
| Parishes: | 19 |
| Population: | 451,100 |
| Catholics: | 13,341[1] |
| Percentage Catholics: | 3% |
| Priests: | 16 (2007) |
| Deacons: | 3 (2007) |
It is sub-divided into five pastoral areas, which in turn contain 19 parishes.
Prior to October 2007, two deaneries - Shrewsbury & West Shropshire and Telford & East Shropshire - existed. In line with diocesan restructuring by Bishop Brian Noble, these were merged to form the Shropshire Pastoral Area.[2]
The deanery comprises the whole of Shropshire.
Regional Dean: Canon Stephan Coonan
| Region | Pastoral Area | Parishes/Mass Centres | Primary schools | Secondary schools | Hospitals and other chaplaincies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | LPA 1 | Shrewsbury Cathedral[3]
Monkmoor, St Winefride |
St Mary's St Winefride's |
BRJ | Royal Shrewsbury Shropshire Nuffield |
| A | LPA 2 | Ellesmere, St Michael Farndon |
Our Lady & St Oswald | BRJ | Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt H + Forces |
| A | LPA 3 | Church Stretton, St Milburga Cleobury Mortimer, St Elizabeth |
Moor Park | BRJ | |
| A | LPA 4 | Bridgnorth, St John Broseley |
St John's St Luke's |
BRJ | Princess Royal |
| A | LPA 5 | Albrighton, St Joseph Market Drayton, Ss Thomas & |
Ss Peter & Paul's St Mary's, Madeley |
BRJ | (+Cosford) + Stoke Heath |
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