Bishop of Middlesbrough
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The Bishop of Middlesbrough is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Middlesbrough in the Province of Liverpool.
The diocese covers an area of 4,000 km² of the Counties of North and East Yorkshire together with the City of York. The see is in the town of Coulby Newham in the suburbs of the town of Middlesbrough where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Mary.
The diocese was erected on 20 December 1878 from the Diocese of Beverley. The 7th Bishop of Middlesborough, the Right Reverend Terence Patrick Drainey, was ordained on 25 January 2008.
[edit] List of the Bishops of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Middlesbrough, England
(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 |
|---|---|---|
| 12 September 1879 to 11 April 1929 | Richard Lacy | Priest; ordained 12 September 1879; died in office |
| 11 April 1929 to 19 January 1955 | Thomas Shine | Coadjutor Bishop of Middlesbrough; becoming Archbishop (personal title) |
| 19 January 1955 to 22 November 1955 | Thomas Shine, Archbishop of Middlesbrough | Previously Bishop; died in office |
| 4 April 1956 to 13 June 1967 | George Brunner | Auxiliary Bishop of Middlesbrough; retired |
| 13 June 1967 to 28 August 1978 | John Gerard McClean | Coadjutor Bishop of Middlesbrough; died in office |
| 10 November 1978 to 3 November 1992 | Augustine Harris | Auxiliary Bishop of Liverpool; retired |
| 3 November 1992 to 3 May 2007 | John Patrick Crowley | Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster. Left due to ill health. |
| 17 November 2007 | Terence Patrick Drainey | President (i.e. Rector0 of Ushaw College. |
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| 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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