Bishops
The bishops are appointed by the Pope, the successor to Jesus’ follower Peter, to lead the Church in their home countries.
Each bishop is the leader of a diocese, a specific geographical area.
There are 22 dioceses in England and Wales, and in the larger ones a bishop may be aided by an auxiliary bishops. Together with priests, bishops are responsible for the spiritual growth of Catholic believers in their diocese. They have a teaching role, guiding Catholics towards an ever closer union with Christ, in the light of the Gospel, the tradition of the Church and the teaching of the Pope. To aid them, bishops meet regularly as a group to pray and reflect on what the Gospel message has to say for the world today. The ‘Common Good’ or good of all in our society is a permanent concern, as is care for the poor, the weak and the sanctity of all human life. Dialogue with members of other faiths or branches of the Christian family is also an essential part of the bishops’ role.
Arnold, John
Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster
Brain, Terence
Bishop of Salford
Budd, Christopher
Bishop of Plymouth
Burns, Tom
Bishop of Menevia
Campbell, Michael
Coadjutor Bishop of Lancaster
Conry, Kieran
Bishop of Arundel and Brighton
Doyle, Peter
Bishop of Northampton
Drainey, Terence
Bishop of Middlesbrough
Evans Michael
Bishop of East Anglia
Hendricks, Paul
Auxiliary Bishop of Southwark
Hine, John
Auxiliary Bishop of Southwark
Hollis, Crispian
Bishop of Portsmouth
Hopes, Alan
Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster
Kelly, Patrick
Archbishop of Liverpool
Kenney, William
Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham
Lang, Declan
Bishop of Clifton
Longley, Bernard
Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster
Lynch, Patrick
Auxiliary Bishop of Southwark
McDonald, Kevin
Archbishop of Southwark
McGough, David
Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham
McMahon OP, Malcolm
Bishop of Nottingham
McMahon, Thomas
Bishop of Brentwood
Nichols, Vincent
Archbishop of Birmingham
Noble, Brian
Bishop of Shrewsbury
O'Donoghue, Patrick
Bishop of Lancaster
Pargeter, Philip
Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham
Rawsthorne, John
Bishop of Hallam
Regan, Edwin
Bishop of Wrexham
Roche, Arthur
Bishop of Leeds
Smith, Peter
Archbishop of Cardiff
Stack, George
Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster
Williams, Thomas
Auxiliary Bishop of Liverpool