About us The Archdiocese of Birmingham Our mission is to serve the people living within the Archdiocese, supporting parish priests and the people in our parish and school communities to worship and live according to Gospel values and to evangelise within their local communities through the witness of their lives. The Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham extends from Stoke in the North to the Thames in the South. See the Parish Boundary Map for the full area covered. It includes seven cities and five counties; an area with over five million people. It serves a Catholic population of c. 450,000 through a network of 217 parishes and some 240 schools. There are some 150 active and 60 retired priests, and some 80 deacons. Under Church Law the Parishes are grouped into 18 Deaneries which themselves are grouped into three Areas - each being overseen by an Auxiliary Bishop responsible for the Area. Birmingham Diocesan Trust Financial Statements 2020 Diocesan Vision, Unfolding God's Plan Over the weekend of 12/13 June 2021 a Pastoral Letter from Archbishop Bernard was read out in churches across the Archdiocese. The Pastoral Letter, marking the 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time, outlined the vision for the Archdiocese as we move forward. Our vision is to be a Catholic diocese which is faithful to the mission entrusted to us by Jesus Christ, full of missionary disciples who work together co-responsibly in vibrant communities of faith, joyful in their service of God and neighbour. The Diocesan Vision, Unfolding God's Plan. How can you be part of it? Our Diocesan Vision