| Bishop of Nottingham | |
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| Bishopric | |
| Catholic | |
| Incumbent: Malcolm McMahon |
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| Province: | Westminster |
| Diocese: | Nottingham |
| Cathedral: | Nottingham Cathedral |
| First Bishop: | Joseph Hendren |
| Formation: | 29 September 1850 |
The Bishop of Nottingham is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nottingham in the Province of Westminster.[1][2]
The diocese covers an area of 13,074 km2 (5,000 sq mi) and spans the counties of Derbyshire (excluding the High Peak and Chesterfield districts), Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire (excluding the district of Bassetlaw) and North Lincolnshire. The see is in the City of Nottingham where the bishop's seat is located at the Cathedral Church of St. Barnabas, Nottingham.
The Diocese of Nottingham was erected on 29 September 1850, mainly from out of the Vicariate Apostolic of the Central District, and partly from the Eastern District. The current bishop is the Right Reverend Malcolm McMahon, O.P., the 9th Bishop of Nottingham.
| Roman Catholic Bishops of Nottingham | |||
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| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1851 | 1853 | Joseph William Hendren, O.F.M. | Previously Bishop of Clifton (1850–1851). Appointed Bishop of Nottingham on 22 June 1851 and installed on 2 December 1851. Resigned on 23 February 1853 and appointed Titular Bishop of Martyropolis. Died on 14 November 1866.[3] |
| 1853 | 1874 | Richard Butler Roskell | Appointed bishop on 29 July 1853 and consecrated on 21 September 1853. Resigned in 1874 and appointed Titular Bishop of Abdera on 5 July 1875. Died on 27 January 1883.[4] |
| 1874 | 1902 | Edward Gilpin Bagshawe, C.O. | Appointed bishop on 12 October 1874 and consecrated on 12 November 1874. Resigned on 18 January 1902. Appointed Titular Bishop of Hypaepa on 18 January 1902 and Titular Archbishop of Seleucia in Isauria on 17 January 1904. Died on 6 February 1915.[5] |
| 1902 | 1915 | Robert Brindle | Appointed bishop on 6 December 1901 and installed on 2 January 1902. Resigned on 1 June 1915 and appointed Titular Bishop of Tacapae. Died on 27 June 1916.[6] |
| 1916 | 1931 | Thomas Dunn | Appointed bishop on 3 January 1916 and consecrated on 25 February 1916. Died in office on 21 September 1931.[7] |
| 1932 | 1943 | John Francis McNulty | Appointed bishop on 13 May 1932 and consecrated on 11 June 1932. Died in office on 8 June 1943.[8] |
| 1944 | 1974 | Edward Ellis | Appointed bishop on 18 March 1944 and consecrated on 1 May 1944. Retired on 31 October 1974 and died on 6 July 1979.[9] |
| 1974 | 2000 | James Joseph McGuinness | Appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Nottingham on 2 February 1972 and consecrated on 23 March 1972. Succeeded Bishop of Nottingham on 31 October 1974. Retired on 7 November 2000 and died on 6 April 2007.[10] |
| 2000 | present | Malcolm Patrick McMahon, O.P. | Appointed bishop on 7 November 2000 and consecrated on 8 December 2000.[11] |
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