It is with great pleasure I welcome you to the website of the Diocese of Wrexham. It is a window on Catholic life in North Wales into which you can see something of the life of the Church here, and from which we are able to look out to the local and global communities whom we seek to serve and proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ in the living of our faith.

You will find reliable information about the Diocese and its parishes as well as events, informative, articles and links to other organisations with whom we work or partner in the mission of worship, charity and evangelisation. Whether you visit this site as a member of the Church or the Diocese; as someone seeking practical or spiritual information; as a dedicated enquirer or a casual surfer I hope the information and message you receive is clear and helpful. In every way I hope you find our story a straight forward proclamation of the reality of God’s love for all peoples in the gift of Jesus Christ his Son and how you might share that gift.

Mae'n bleser mawr gennyf eich croesawu chi i wefan Esgobaeth Wrecsam. Mae'n ffenest ar fywyd Catholig yng Ngogledd Cymru lle gallwch weld rhywbeth am fywyd yr Eglwys yma, ac o'r fan honno rydym yn gallu edrych allan i'r cymunedau lleol a byd-eang yr ydym yn ceisio gwasanaethu a chyhoeddi efengyl Iesu Grist yn byw ein Ffydd.

Byddwch yn dod o hyd i wybodaeth ddibynadwy am yr Esgobaeth a'i phlwyfi yn ogystal â digwyddiadau, gwybodaeth, erthyglau a dolenni i sefydliadau eraill yr ydym yn gweithio gyda hwy neu'n bartneriaid ynddynt wrth genhadaeth addoliad, elusen ac efengylu. A ydych yn ymweld â'r safle hwn fel aelod o'r Eglwys neu'r Esgobaeth; fel rhywun sy'n ceisio gwybodaeth ymarferol neu ysbrydol; fel ymholydd ymroddedig neu syrffwyr achlysurol Rwy'n gobeithio y bydd y wybodaeth a'r neges rydych yn eu derbyn yn glir ac yn ddefnyddiol. Ym mhob ffordd Rwy'n gobeithio y byddwch yn dod o hyd i'n stori Proclamasiwn syth o realiti cariad Duw at yr holl bobloedd yn rhodd Iesu Grist ei fab a sut y gallech rannu'r rhodd hwnnw.

+ Peter Brignall
Bishop of Wrexham
Esgob Wrecsam

Croeso I Esgobaeth Wrecsam

Welcome to the Diocese of Wrexham

Habemus Papam - Pope Leo XIV

Photo Credit: Mazur CBCEW

Statement from Bishop Peter on the election of Pope Leo XIV

‘I rejoice with the whole Church at the election of as the next Bishop of Rome and as Pope, the 267th successor to S. Peter. He is the first

Augustinian Pope and the second from the Americas but now from North America though with extensive pastoral experience gained in South America. Taking the name Leo he acknowledges the important place of his predecessor Leo XIII (1878 -1903) whose prestige and

influence led to a great spread of the Church in the USA. With his scholarly background of and leadership in the Order of Saint Augustine combined with his missionary and evangelising experience I see him giving the Church both continuity and continued renewal.

Most recently and to date he has been Prefect of the Dicastery of

Bishops and President of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America.

He is to be assured of the prayers and fidelity of the Church of

Wrexham; may he be blessed and inspired with the wisdom of the Holy

Spirit and know good health and peace throughout his Papacy.

+ Peter

The Rt Rev’d Peter M Brignall

Bishop of Wrexham