bishop of leeds

The Bishop of Leeds is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Leeds in the Province of Liverpool. The diocese covers an area of 4,075 km² of the County of West Yorkshire, parts of North Yorkshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Humberside and Lancashire. The see is in the City of Leeds where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Anne. The Vicariate Apostolic of the Yorkshire District was elevated to diocese status as the Diocese of Beverley on 29 September 1850, becoming the Diocese of Leeds on 20 December 1878. The current bishop is The Right Reverend Arthur Roche, the 9th Bishop of Leeds.

List of the Bishops of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Leeds, England and its precursor offices

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olspan="3"\|Vicariate Apostolic of the Northern District
small>3 July 1840 to 29 September 1850	Bishop John Briggs, Vicar Apostolic of Yorkshire District	Vicar Apostolic of Northern District; becoming Bishop of Beverley
olspan="3"\|Diocese of Beverley
small>29 September 1850 to 17 September 1860	John Briggs, Bishop of Beverley	Hitherto Vicar Apostolic; resigned
small>3 September 1861 to 20 December 1878	Robert Cornthwaite, Bishop of Beverley	Priest; becoming Bishop of Leeds
olspan="3"\|Diocese of Leeds
small>20 December 1878 to 16 June 1890	Robert Cornthwaite, Bishop of Leeds	Hitherto Bishop of Beverley; died in office
small>16 June 1890 to 7 June 1911	William Gordon	Coadjutor Bishop of Leeds; died in office
small>7 June 1911 to 12 May 1936	Joseph Robert Cowgill	Coadjutor Bishop of Leeds; died in office
small>19 August 1936 to 19 February 1950	Henry John Poskitt	Priest of Leeds; ordained 21 September 1936; died in office
small>27 January 1951 to 2 May 1957	John Carmel Heenan	Priest of Westminster; ordained 12 March 1951; appointed Archbishop of Liverpool
small>3 August 1957 to 5 October 1965	George Patrick Dwyer	Priest; ordained 24 September 1957; appointed Archbishop of Birmingham
small>25 April 1966 to 12 July 1985	William Gordon Wheeler	Coadjutor Bishop of Middlesbrough; installed 27 June 1966; retired
small>12 July 1985 to 7 April 2004	David Every Konstant	Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster; installed 25 September 1985; resigned
small>7 April 2004 to present	Arthur Roche	Coadjutor Bishop of Leeds

Bishop Of Leeds

List of the Bishops of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Leeds, England and its precursor offices

See also