bishop of middlesbrough

The Bishop of Middlesbrough is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Middlesbrough in the Province of Liverpool. The diocese covers an area of 4,000 km² of the Counties of North and East Yorkshire together with the City of York. The see is in the town of Coulby Newham in the suburbs of the town of Middlesbrough where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Mary. The diocese was erected on 20 December 1878 from the Diocese of Beverley. The current bishop is the Right Reverend John Patrick Crowley, the 6th Bishop of Middlesbrough

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small>12 September 1879 to 11 April 1929	Richard Lacy	Priest; ordained 12 September 1879; died in office
small>11 April 1929 to 19 January 1955	Thomas Shine	Coadjutor Bishop of Middlesbrough; becoming Archbishop (personal title)
small>19 January 1955 to 22 November 1955	Thomas Shine, Archbishop of Middlesbrough	Previously Bishop; died in office
small>4 April 1956 to 13 June 1967	George Brunner	Auxiliary Bishop of Middlesbrough; retired
small>13 June 1967 to 28 August 1978	John Gerard McClean	Coadjutor Bishop of Middlesbrough; died in office
small>10 November 1978 to 3 November 1992	Augustine Harris	Auxiliary Bishop of Liverpool; retired
small>3 November 1992 to present	John Patrick Crowley	Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster