List of Catholic bishops in Great Britain


The following is a list of bishops of the Catholic Church in Great Britain.
The Catholic Church in Great Britain comprises:
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales 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.
The Bishops' Conference of Scotland comprises all archbishops, bishops, and auxiliary bishops in Scotland.

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. 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.

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.

Cardinals

Currently, there are four British cardinals.
CardinalTitleYear
appointed
Archbishop Emeritus of Westminster2014
Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Egypt2019
Prefect of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments2022
Master Emeritus of the Order of Preachers2024

Latin church archbishops and bishops

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Ecclesiastical Province of Birmingham

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Ecclesiastical Province of Cardiff-Menevia

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Ecclesiastical Province of Liverpool

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Ecclesiastical Province of Southwark

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Ecclesiastical Province of Westminster

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Ecclesiastical Province of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh

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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.

Bishopric of the Forces in Great Britain

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Bishops emeriti

ProvinceBishopTitleDiocese
Birminghamauxiliary bishop emeritusArchdiocese of Birmingham
Birminghamauxiliary bishop emeritusArchdiocese of Birmingham
Birminghambishop emeritusDiocese of Clifton
Cardiff-Meneviaarchbishop emeritusArchdiocese of Cardiff-Menevia
Cardiff-Meneviabishop emeritusDiocese of Menevia
Cardiff-Meneviabishop emeritusDiocese of Wrexham
Liverpoolarchbishop emeritusArchdiocese of Liverpool
Liverpoolarchbishop emeritusArchdiocese of Liverpool
Liverpoolauxiliary bishop emeritusArchdiocese of Liverpool
Liverpoolbishop emeritusDiocese of Hallam
Liverpoolbishop emeritusDiocese of Hexham and Newcastle
Liverpoolbishop emeritusDiocese of Hexham and Newcastle
Liverpoolbishop emeritusDiocese of Lancaster
Liverpoolbishop emeritusDiocese of Leeds
Liverpoolbishop emeritusDiocese of Middlesbrough
Liverpoolbishop emeritusDiocese of Middlesbrough
Liverpoolbishop emeritusDiocese of Salford
Southwarkarchbishop emeritusArchdiocese of Southwark
Southwarkauxiliary bishop emeritusArchdiocese of Southwark
Southwarkbishop emeritusDiocese of Arundel and Brighton
Southwarkbishop emeritusDiocese of Portsmouth
Westminsterarchbishop emeritusArchdiocese of Westminster
Westminsterbishop emeritusDiocese of East Anglia
Westminsterbishop emeritusDiocese of Northampton
Saint Andrews and Edinburghbishop emeritusDiocese of Aberdeen
Saint Andrews and Edinburghbishop emeritusDiocese of Dunkeld
Personal Ordinariate ordinary emeritusPersonal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham

Eastern Catholic eparchs

Eparchs emeriti

Eparchs/
Bishops
TitleEparchy
bishop emeritusEparchy of the Holy Family of London