Roman Catholic Bishop of Leeds

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Bishop of Leeds
Bishopric
catholic
Incumbent:
Marcus Stock
Location
Ecclesiastical province Liverpool
Information
First holder Robert Cornthwaite
Established20 December 1878
Diocese Leeds
Cathedral Leeds Cathedral
Website
Bishop of Leeds

The Bishop of Leeds is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Leeds in the Province of Liverpool, England. [1]

The Vicariate Apostolic of the Yorkshire District was elevated to diocese status as the Diocese of Beverley on 29 September 1850, which was suppressed on 20 December 1878 and its area was divided into the dioceses of Leeds and Middlesbrough.

The Diocese of Leeds covers an area of 4,075 km2 (1,600 sq mi) and consists of the County of West Yorkshire, together parts of the counties of the East Riding of Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, and Cumbria. [1] The see is in the city of Leeds where the bishop's seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Anne, Cookridge Street. [1]

On 15 September 2014, Pope Francis appointed Monsignor Marcus Stock, at the time, the General Secretary of the Bishops' Conference, as the 10th Bishop of Leeds. [2] He was consecrated as Bishop on 13 November 2014. [3]

List of the Bishops of Leeds

Roman Catholic Bishops of Leeds
FromUntilIncumbentNotes
18781890 Robert Cornthwaite Previously Bishop of Beverley (1861–1878). Appointed Bishop of Leeds on 20 December 1878. Died in office on 16 June 1890. [4]
18901911 William Gordon Appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Leeds on 28 December 1889 and consecrated on 24 February 1890. Succeeded Diocesan Bishop of Leeds on 16 June 1890. Died in office on 7 June 1911. [5]
19111936 Joseph Robert Cowgill Appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Leeds on 26 September 1905 and consecrated on 30 November 1905. Succeeded Diocesan Bishop of Leeds on 7 June 1911. Died in office on 12 May 1936. [6]
19361950 Henry John Poskitt Appointed bishop on 19 August 1936 and consecrated on 21 September 1936. Died in office on 19 February 1950. [7]
19511957 John Carmel Heenan Appointed bishop on 12 March 1951 and consecrated on 12 March 1951. Translated to Liverpool on 2 May 1957. [8]
19571965 George Patrick Dwyer Appointed bishop on 3 August 1957 and consecrated on 24 September 1957. Translated to Birmingham on 5 October 1965. [9]
19661985 William Gordon Wheeler Previously Coadjutor Bishop of Middlesbrough (1964–1964). Appointed Bishop of Leeds on 25 April 1966 and installed on 27 June 1966. Retired on 12 July 1985 and died on 21 February 1998. [10]
19852004 David Every Konstant Formerly an auxiliary bishop of Westminster (1977–1985). Appointed Bishop of Leeds on 12 July 1985 and installed on 12 July 1985. Resigned on 7 April 2004 [11] and died on 9 October 2016 (buried in Leeds Cathedral)
20042012 Arthur Roche Formerly an auxiliary bishop of Westminster (2001–2002). Appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Leeds on 16 July 2002 and succeeded on 7 April 2004. [12] Appointed the Secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and Discipline of the Sacraments on 26 June 2012. [13] Served as Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Leeds until the end of September.
2014Present Marcus Nigel Stock Formerly a priest and Honorary Prelate of Birmingham (1988–2014). Appointed Bishop of Leeds on 15 September 2014 and consecrated on 13 November 2014. [3]

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Marcus Stock is an English bishop of the Catholic Church. He was named the tenth Bishop of Leeds, succeeding Arthur Roche, on 15 September 2014, and was consecrated on 13 November that year.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Diocese of Leeds". Catholic-Hierarchy.org . David M. Cheney. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  2. ↑ Pope appoints Msgr. Marcus Stock to Diocese of Leeds UK from Vatican Radio retrieved 15 September 2015
  3. 1 2 "Bishop Marcus Nigel Stock". Catholic-Hierarchy.org . David M. Cheney. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "Bishop Robert Cornthwaite". Catholic-Hierarchy.org . David M. Cheney. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  5. ↑ "Bishop William Gordon". Catholic-Hierarchy.org . David M. Cheney. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  6. ↑ "Bishop Joseph Robert Cowgill". Catholic-Hierarchy.org . David M. Cheney. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  7. ↑ "Bishop Henry John Poskitt". Catholic-Hierarchy.org . David M. Cheney. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  8. ↑ "John Carmel "Cardinal" Heenan". Catholic-Hierarchy.org . David M. Cheney. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  9. ↑ "Archbishop George Patrick Dwyer". Catholic-Hierarchy.org . David M. Cheney. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  10. ↑ "Bishop William Gordon Wheeler". Catholic-Hierarchy.org . David M. Cheney. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  11. ↑ "Bishop David Every Konstant". Catholic-Hierarchy.org . David M. Cheney. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  12. ↑ "Bishop Arthur Roche". Catholic-Hierarchy.org . David M. Cheney. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  13. ↑ "Pope appoints Bishop Arthur Roche to senior role in Rome". The Catholic Church in England and Wales. 26 June 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2012.[ permanent dead link ]
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