Bishop of Middlesbrough
The Bishop of Middlesbrough is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Middlesbrough in the Province of Liverpool, England.
The diocese covers an area of of the counties of the East Riding of Yorkshire and North Yorkshire together with the City of York. The see is in the suburb of Coulby Newham in the town of Middlesbrough where the bishop's seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Mary.
The diocese was erected on 20 December 1878 from the Diocese of Beverley. The Right Reverend Terence Drainey was appointed seventh Bishop of Middlesbrough appointed by the Holy See on 17 November 2007 and consecrated on 25 January 2008.
In accordance with Canon 401 §1, Drainey’s resignation as Bishop of Middlesbrough, submitted on reaching the age of 75, was accepted by Pope Leo XIV on 22 December 2025. On the same day, Bishop Marcus Stock of Leeds was appointed Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Middlesbrough.