2011-12-29

Roman Catholic Bishop of Leeds




Bishop of Leeds

Bishop of Leeds
Bishopric
Catholic
Incumbent:
Arthur Roche

Province: Liverpool
Diocese: Leeds
Cathedral: Leeds Cathedral
First Bishop: Robert Cornthwaite
Formation: 20 December 1878
Website: Bishop of Leeds

The Bishop of Leeds is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Leeds in the Province of Liverpool, England.

The Vicariate Apostolic of the Yorkshire District was elevated to diocese status as the Diocese of Beverley on 29 September 1850, which was suppressed on 20 December 1878 and its area was divided into the dioceses of Leeds and Middlesbrough.

The Diocese of Leeds covers an area of 4,075 km (1,600 sq mi) and consists of the County of West Yorkshire, together parts of the counties of the East Riding of Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, and Cumbria. The see is in the city of Leeds where the bishop's seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Anne, Cookridge Street.

The current incumbent is the Right Reverend Arthur Roche, 9th Bishop of Leeds, who succeeded to the title on 7 April 2004. He had previously been an Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster (2001–2002) before appointed the Coadjutor Bishop of Leeds (2002–2004).

List of the Bishops of Leeds

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