Archbishop of Southwark

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The Archbishop of Southwark is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark in the Region of Great Britain.

The current archbishop is His Grace the Most Reverend Kevin John Patrick McDonald, BA, STL, STD, the 3rd Metropolitan Archbishop of Southwark, who was installed on 8 December 2003.

[edit] List of the Archbishops of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark, England and its precursor offices

(Any dates appearing in italics indicate de facto continuation of office. The start date of tenure below is the date of appointment or succession. Where known, the date of installation and ordination as bishop are listed in the notes together with the post held prior to appointment.)

Tenure Incumbent Notes
27 June 1851 to 31 May 1870 Thomas Grant, Bishop of Southwark Ordained 6 July 1851; died in office
10 January 1871 to 14 June 1881 James Danell, Bishop of Southwark Ordained 25 March 1871; died in office
25 May 1882 to 6 April 1885 Robert Aston Coffin, CSSR, Bishop of Southwark Ordained 11 June 1882; installed 27 July 1882; died in office
26 June 1885 to 12 April 1897 John Baptist Butt, Bishop of Southwark Resigned
9 April 1897 to 11 September 1903 Francis Alphonsus Bourne, Bishop of Southwark Appointed Archbishop of Westminster
12 March 1904 to 18 December 1937 Peter Emmanuel Amigo, Bishop of Southwark Ordained 25 March 1904; becoming Archbishop (personal style)
18 December 1937to 1 October 1949 Peter Emmanuel Amigo, Archbishop of Southwark Hitherto Bishop; died in office
12 December 1949 to 28 May 1965 Cyril Conrad Cowderoy, Bishop of Southwark Ordained 21 December 1949; Becoming Archbishop
28 May 1965 to 10 October 1976 Cyril Conrad Cowderoy, Archbishop of Southwark Hitherto Bishop; died in office
28 March 1977 to 6 November 2003 Michael George Bowen, Archbishop of Southwark Bishop of Arundel and Brighton; retired
6 November 2003 to present Kevin John Patrick McDonald, BA, STL, STD, Metropolitan Archbishop of Southwark Bishop of Northampton; installed 8 December 2003


Roman Catholic Hierarchy in England and Wales
    Archbishops Bishops
England
    Liverpool Hallam | Hexham and Newcastle | Lancaster | Leeds | Middlesbrough | Salford
    Westminster Brentwood | East Anglia | Northampton | Nottingham
    Birmingham Clifton | Shrewsbury
    Southwark Arundel & Brighton | Plymouth | Portsmouth
Wales
    Cardiff Menevia | Wrexham
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