Bishop of Leeds
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The Bishop of Leeds is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Leeds in the Province of Liverpool.
The diocese covers an area of 4,075 km² of the County of West Yorkshire, parts of North Yorkshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Humberside and Lancashire. The see is in the City of Leeds where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Anne.
The Vicariate Apostolic of the Yorkshire District was elevated to diocese status as the Diocese of Beverley on 29 September 1850, becoming the Diocese of Leeds on 20 December 1878. The current bishop is The Right Reverend Arthur Roche, the 9th Bishop of Leeds.
[edit] List of the Bishops of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Leeds, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Vicariate Apostolic of the Northern District | ||
| 3 July 1840 to 29 September 1850 | Bishop John Briggs, Vicar Apostolic of Yorkshire District | Vicar Apostolic of Northern District; becoming Bishop of Beverley |
| Diocese of Beverley | ||
| 29 September 1850 to 17 September 1860 | John Briggs, Bishop of Beverley | Hitherto Vicar Apostolic; resigned |
| 3 September 1861 to 20 December 1878 | Robert Cornthwaite, Bishop of Beverley | Priest; becoming Bishop of Leeds |
| Diocese of Leeds | ||
| 20 December 1878 to 16 June 1890 | Robert Cornthwaite, Bishop of Leeds | Hitherto Bishop of Beverley; died in office |
| 16 June 1890 to 7 June 1911 | William Gordon | Coadjutor Bishop of Leeds; died in office |
| 7 June 1911 to 12 May 1936 | Joseph Robert Cowgill | Coadjutor Bishop of Leeds; died in office |
| 19 August 1936 to 19 February 1950 | Henry John Poskitt | Priest of Leeds; ordained 21 September 1936; died in office |
| 27 January 1951 to 2 May 1957 | John Carmel Heenan | Priest of Westminster; ordained 12 March 1951; appointed Archbishop of Liverpool |
| 3 August 1957 to 5 October 1965 | George Patrick Dwyer | Priest; ordained 24 September 1957; appointed Archbishop of Birmingham |
| 25 April 1966 to 12 July 1985 | William Gordon Wheeler | Coadjutor Bishop of Middlesbrough; installed 27 June 1966; retired |
| 12 July 1985 to 7 April 2004 | David Every Konstant | Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster; installed 25 September 1985; resigned |
| 7 April 2004 to present | Arthur Roche | Coadjutor Bishop of Leeds |
| 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 | |
| Other dioceses | Bishopric of the Forces | Apostolic Exarchate for Ukrainians | |
| Wales | ||
| Cardiff | Menevia | Wrexham | |
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