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List of Catholic bishops in Great Britain

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Map of dioceses in England and Wales.

The following is a list of bishops of the Catholic Church in Great Britain.

The Catholic Church in Great Britain comprises:

The Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales (CBCEW) consists of all the archbishops, bishops, and auxiliary bishops throughout England and Wales. It also includes the Bishop of the Forces, the Eparch of the Ukrainian Church in Great Britain, the Eparch for Syro-Malabar Catholics in Great Britain, the Ordinary of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham, the Bishop of Gibraltar, and the Apostolic Prefect of the Falkland Islands.[1]

The Bishops' Conference of Scotland comprises all archbishops, bishops, and auxiliary bishops in Scotland.[2]

Archbishops and bishops

The 29 Latin Church dioceses in Great Britain are divided into seven ecclesiastical provinces. The Catholic Church in England and Wales has five provinces that are subdivided into 21 dioceses, while the Catholic Church in Scotland has two provinces that are subdivided into eight dioceses.[3][4] Each province consists of a metropolitan archdiocese that is led by an archbishop. Under each archdiocese is at least one suffragan diocese, which is led by a bishop. Many archdioceses also have auxiliary bishops who assist the diocesan bishop.

All archbishops and bishops are appointed by the pope. The pope selects from a list of candidates that is provided by the Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain.[5]

Popes

Pope Adrian IV, born Nicholas Breakspear, is the only British-born pope in history. He became pope in 1154, serving until his death in 1159.[6]

Cardinals

Currently, there are four British cardinals.[7]

Cardinal Title Year
appointed 		Ref.
Vincent Nichols Archbishop Emeritus of Westminster 2014 [8]
Michael Fitzgerald Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Egypt 2019 [9]
Arthur Roche Prefect of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments 2022 [10]
Timothy Radcliffe Master Emeritus of the Order of Preachers 2024 [11]

Latin church archbishops and bishops

Episcopal Conference of England and Wales

Ecclesiastical
province map 		Archdiocese or diocese Diocese's coat
of arms 		Archbishop or bishop Title Bishop's coat
of arms 		Ref.
Ecclesiastical Province of Birmingham
File:Province of Birmingham.png Archdiocese of Birmingham File:Coat of Arms of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham.svg Bernard Longley Archbishop of Birmingham File:Coat of arms of Bernard Longley.svg [12]
David Evans Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham
Timothy Menezes
Richard Walker
Diocese of Clifton Bosco MacDonald Bishop of Clifton File:Coat of arms of John Bosco MacDonald.svg [13]
Diocese of Shrewsbury Mark Davies Bishop of Shrewsbury File:Coat of arms of Mark Davies.svg [14]
Ecclesiastical Province of Cardiff-Menevia
File:Province of Cardiff-Menevia-it.png Archdiocese of Cardiff-Menevia Mark O'Toole Archbishop of Cardiff-Menevia File:Coat of arms of Mark O'Toole (archbishop).svg [15]
Diocese of Wrexham Peter Brignall Bishop of Wrexham File:Coat of arms of Peter Malcolm Brignall.svg [16]
Ecclesiastical Province of Liverpool
File:Province of Liverpool.png Archdiocese of Liverpool File:Coat of arms of the Archdiocese of Liverpool.svg John Sherrington Archbishop of Liverpool File:Coat of arms of John Francis Sherrington.svg [17]
Thomas Neylon Auxiliary Bishop of Liverpool
Diocese of Hallam Ralph Heskett Bishop of Hallam [18]
Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle File:Coat of arms of the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle.svg Stephen Wright Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle [19]
Diocese of Lancaster File:Coat of Arms of the Diocese of Lancaster.svg Paul Swarbrick Bishop of Lancaster File:Coat of arms of Paul Swarbrick.svg [20]
Diocese of Leeds Marcus Stock Bishop of Leeds File:Coat of arms of Marcus Nigel Stock.svg [21]
Diocese of Middlesbrough sede vacante Bishop of Middlesbrough [22]
Diocese of Salford John Arnold Bishop of Salford File:Coat of arms of John Stanley Kenneth Arnold.svg [23]
Ecclesiastical Province of Southwark
File:Province of Southwark.png Archdiocese of Southwark John Wilson Archbishop of Southwark File:Coat of arms of John Wilson.svg [24]
Paul Hendricks Auxiliary Bishop of Southwark [25]
Diocese of Arundel and Brighton sede vacante Bishop of Arundel and Brighton
Diocese of Plymouth Nicholas Hudson Bishop of Plymouth [26]
Diocese of Portsmouth File:Coat of arms of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth.svg Philip Egan Bishop of Portsmouth File:Coat of arms of Philip Egan.svg [27]
Ecclesiastical Province of Westminster
File:Province of Westminster.png Archdiocese of Westminster Richard Moth Archbishop of Westminster File:Coat of arms of Richard Moth (archbishop).svg [28]
Paul McAleenan Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster [29]
James Curry Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster [30]
Diocese of Brentwood Alan Williams Bishop of Brentwood File:Coat of arms of Alan Williams.svg [31]
Diocese of East Anglia Peter Collins Bishop of East Anglia [32]
Diocese of Northampton David Oakley Bishop of Northampton File:Coat of arms of David James Oakley.svg [33]
Diocese of Nottingham File:Coat of Arms of the Diocese of Nottingham.svg Patrick McKinney Bishop of Nottingham File:Coat of arms of Patrick Joseph McKinney.svg [34]

Episcopal Conference of Scotland

Ecclesiastical
province map 		Archdiocese or diocese Diocese's coat
of arms 		Archbishop or bishop Title Bishop's coat
of arms 		Ref.
Ecclesiastical Province of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh
File:Scottish Catholic Dioceses.png Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh File:Coat of Arms of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Edinburgh.svg Leo Cushley Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh File:Coat of arms of Leo William Cushley.svg [35]
Diocese of Aberdeen File:Coat of Arms of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Aberdeen.svg Hugh Gilbert Bishop of Aberdeen [36]
Diocese of Argyll and the Isles File:Coat of arms of the Diocese of Argyll and the Isles.svg Brian McGee Bishop of Argyll & the Isles [37]
Diocese of Dunkeld File:Coat of arms of the Diocese of Dunkeld.svg Andrew McKenzie Bishop of Dunkeld [38]
Diocese of Galloway File:Coat of arms of the Diocese of Galloway.svg Francis Dougan Bishop of Galloway [39]
Ecclesiastical Province of Glasgow
File:Scottish Catholic Dioceses.png Archdiocese of Glasgow File:Coat of arms of the Archdiocese of Glasgow.svg William Nolan Archbishop of Glasgow File:Coat of arms of William Nolan.svg [40]
Diocese of Motherwell File:Catholic Diocese of Motherwell Achievement.png Joseph Toal Bishop of Motherwell File:Coat of arms of Joseph Anthony Toal.svg [41]
Diocese of Paisley File:Coat of arms of the Diocese of Paisley.svg John Keenan Bishop of Paisley File:Coat of arms of John Keenan.svg [42]

Immediately subject to the Holy See

The following dioceses do not fall directly under an Ecclesiastical Province, although they may be associated with one, but are immediately subject to the Holy See.

Ecclesiastical
province map 		Archdiocese or diocese Diocese's coat
of arms 		Archbishop or bishop Title Bishop's coat
of arms 		Ref.
Bishopric of the Forces in Great Britain
Bishopric of the Forces in Great Britain Paul Mason Bishop of the Forces [43]
Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham
Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham File:Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham.svg David Waller Bishop of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham [44]

Bishops emeriti

Province Bishop Title Diocese
Birmingham Philip Pargeter auxiliary bishop emeritus Archdiocese of Birmingham
Leonard William Kenny auxiliary bishop emeritus Archdiocese of Birmingham
Declan Lang bishop emeritus Diocese of Clifton
Cardiff-Menevia George Stack archbishop emeritus Archdiocese of Cardiff-Menevia
Tom Burns bishop emeritus Diocese of Menevia
Edwin Regan bishop emeritus Diocese of Wrexham
Liverpool Patrick Kelly archbishop emeritus Archdiocese of Liverpool
Malcolm McMahon archbishop emeritus Archdiocese of Liverpool
Tom Williams auxiliary bishop emeritus Archdiocese of Liverpool
John Rawsthorne bishop emeritus Diocese of Hallam
Robert Byrne bishop emeritus Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle
Séamus Cunningham bishop emeritus Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle
Michael Campbell bishop emeritus Diocese of Lancaster
Arthur Roche bishop emeritus Diocese of Leeds
John Crowley bishop emeritus Diocese of Middlesbrough
Terry Drainey bishop emeritus Diocese of Middlesbrough
Terence Brain bishop emeritus Diocese of Salford
Southwark Kevin McDonald archbishop emeritus Archdiocese of Southwark
Patrick Lynch auxiliary bishop emeritus Archdiocese of Southwark
Kieran Conry bishop emeritus Diocese of Arundel and Brighton
Crispian Hollis bishop emeritus Diocese of Portsmouth
Westminster Vincent Nichols archbishop emeritus Archdiocese of Westminster
Alan Hopes bishop emeritus Diocese of East Anglia
Peter Doyle bishop emeritus Diocese of Northampton
Saint Andrews and Edinburgh Peter Moran bishop emeritus Diocese of Aberdeen
Stephen Robson bishop emeritus Diocese of Dunkeld
Personal Ordinariate Keith Newton ordinary emeritus Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham

Eastern Catholic eparchs

British eparchies that are immediately subject to the Holy See

Church Archeparchy or eparchy Eparchy's coat
of arms 		Archeparch or eparch Title Eparch's coat
of arms 		Ref.
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church Eparchy of the Holy Family of London Kenneth Nowakowski Eparch of the Holy Family of London File:Coat of arms of Kenneth Nowakowski.svg [45]
Syro-Malabar Catholic Church Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Great Britain Joseph Srampickal Syro-Malabar Bishop of Great Britain [46]

Eparchs emeriti

Eparchs/
Bishops 		Title Eparchy
Hlib Lonchyna bishop emeritus Eparchy of the Holy Family of London

See also

References

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