List of Catholic bishops in Great Britain

Map of dioceses in England and Wales.
Map of dioceses in Scotland.

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

Archdiocese of Birmingham Bernard Longley Archbishop of Birmingham [12]
David Evans Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham
Timothy Menezes
Richard Walker
Diocese of Clifton Bosco MacDonald Bishop of Clifton [13]
Diocese of Shrewsbury Mark Davies Bishop of Shrewsbury [14]

Ecclesiastical Province of Cardiff-Menevia

Archdiocese of Cardiff-Menevia Mark O'Toole Archbishop of Cardiff-Menevia [15]
Diocese of Wrexham Peter Brignall Bishop of Wrexham [16]

Ecclesiastical Province of Liverpool

Archdiocese of Liverpool John Sherrington Archbishop of Liverpool [17]
Thomas Neylon Auxiliary Bishop of Liverpool
Diocese of Hallam Ralph Heskett Bishop of Hallam [18]
Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle Stephen Wright Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle [19]
Diocese of Lancaster Paul Swarbrick Bishop of Lancaster [20]
Diocese of Leeds Marcus Stock Bishop of Leeds [21]
Diocese of Middlesbrough sede vacante Bishop of Middlesbrough [22]
Diocese of Salford John Arnold Bishop of Salford [23]

Ecclesiastical Province of Southwark

Archdiocese of Southwark John Wilson Archbishop of Southwark [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 Philip Egan Bishop of Portsmouth [27]

Ecclesiastical Province of Westminster

Archdiocese of Westminster sede vacante Archbishop of Westminster [28]
Paul McAleenan Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster [29]
James Curry Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster [30]
Diocese of Brentwood Alan Williams Bishop of Brentwood [31]
Diocese of East Anglia Peter Collins Bishop of East Anglia [32]
Diocese of Northampton David Oakley Bishop of Northampton [33]
Diocese of Nottingham Patrick McKinney Bishop of Nottingham [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

Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh Leo Cushley Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh [35]
Diocese of Aberdeen Hugh Gilbert Bishop of Aberdeen [36]
Diocese of Argyll and the Isles Brian McGee Bishop of Argyll & the Isles [37]
Diocese of Dunkeld Andrew McKenzie Bishop of Dunkeld [38]
Diocese of Galloway Francis Dougan Bishop of Galloway [39]

Ecclesiastical Province of Glasgow

Archdiocese of Glasgow William Nolan Archbishop of Glasgow [40]
Diocese of Motherwell Joseph Toal Bishop of Motherwell [41]
Diocese of Paisley John Keenan Bishop of Paisley [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 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 [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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