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:

• 29 Latin Church dioceses in seven ecclesiastical provinces that cover England, Wales, and Scotland.
• one eparchy of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church that covers the entirety of Great Britain.
• one eparchy of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church that covers the entirety of Great Britain.
• the Bishopric of the Forces in Great Britain, for members and families of the British Armed Forces in the United Kingdom and on overseas postings.
• the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham, for former Anglicans who have converted to the Roman Catholic Church.

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

This list is complete and up-to-date as of 22 December 2025. ^[update]

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.
	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]
	Archdiocese of Cardiff-Menevia		Mark O'Toole	Archbishop of Cardiff-Menevia		[15]
	Diocese of Wrexham		Peter Brignall	Bishop of Wrexham		[16]
	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		Terry Drainey	Bishop of Middlesbrough		[22]
	Diocese of Salford		John Arnold	Bishop of Salford		[23]
	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]
	Archdiocese of Westminster		Richard Moth	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.
	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]
	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		Paul Mason	Bishop of the Forces		[43]
	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
	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

This list is complete and up-to-date as of 22 December 2025. ^[update]

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

• Catholic Church in England and Wales
• Catholic Church in Scotland
• Hierarchy of the Catholic Church
• List of Catholic churches in the United Kingdom
• List of Catholic dioceses in Great Britain
• List of Catholic archdioceses
• List of Catholic dioceses (alphabetical)
• List of Catholic dioceses (structured view)
• List of Catholic titular sees

References

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15. "Archbishop Mark O'Toole". Archdiocese of Cardiff-Menevia. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
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22. "Right Reverend Terence Patrick Drainey". Diocese of Middlesbrough. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
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24. "Archbishop John Wilson". Archdiocese of Southwark. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
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27. "Bishop Philip Egan". Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
28. "Bishop Richard Moth appointed new Archbishop of Westminster". Diocese of Westminster. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
29. "Bishop Paul McAleenan". Diocese of Westminster. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
30. "Bishop James Curry". Diocese of Westminster. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
31. "The Rt Rev Alan Williams". Diocese of Brentwood. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
32. "Bishop Peter Collins". The Diocese of East Anglia. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
33. "Bishop David Oakley". The Catholic Diocese of Northampton. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
34. "Our Bishop". The Catholic Diocese of Nottingham. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
35. "Archbishop". Archdiocese of St. Andrews & Edinburgh. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
36. "Rt Rev. Hugh Gilbert OSB". Diocese of Aberdeen. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
37. "Rt. Rev. Brian Thomas McGee". Roman Catholic Diocese of Argyll & the Isles. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
38. "Bishop". Diocese of Dunkeld. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
39. "Bishop Dougan". The Diocese of Galloway. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
40. "Archbishop". Archdiocese of Glasgow. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
41. "Bishop of Motherwell". Diocese of Motherwell. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
42. "Bishop Keenan". Diocese of Paisley. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
43. "Bishop-in-Ordinary to His Majesty's Armed Forces". Roman Catholic Bishopric Of The Forces. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
44. "Our Bishop". The Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
45. "The Right Reverend Kenneth Nowakowski". Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of the Holy Family of London. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
46. "Eparchial Bishop". Catholic Syro-Malabar Eparchy of Great Britain. Retrieved 26 December 2025.

External links

• "List of Bishops in England and Wales". Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales.
• "List of Bishops in Scotland". Bishops' Conference Scotland.