Metropolitan Archdiocese of Westminster, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Present Prelates

Metropolitan Archbishop (2025.12.19 – ...):	Archbishop Charles Phillip Richard Moth (67) President of Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales
Auxiliary Bishop (2015.11.24 – ...):	Bishop Paul McAleenan (74) Titular Bishop of Mercia
Auxiliary Bishop (2024.04.22 – ...):	Bishop Paul James Curry (65) Titular Bishop of Ramsbury

Ordinaries

Metropolitan Archbishops of Westminster (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Charles Phillip Richard Moth (67)
(2025.12.19 – ...)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Westminster (England)
President of Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales

Pax et gaudium in Domino

Born:	1958.07.08 (Chingola, Zambia)
Ordained Priest:	1982.07.03
Consecrated Bishop:	2009.09.29

Priest of Southwark (England) (1982.07.03 – 2009.07.25)

Military Ordinary of Great Britain (England) (2009.07.25 – 2015.03.21)

Bishop of Arundel and Brighton (England) (2015.03.21 – 2025.12.19)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Westminster (England) (2025.12.19 – ...)

President of Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales (2026.02.14 – ...)

Cardinal Vincent Gerard Nichols (80)
(2009.04.03 – 2025.12.19)

Cardinal-Priest of SS. Redentore e S. Alfonso in Via Merulana
Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Westminster (England)
former President of Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales

Fortis ut mors dilectio

Born:	1945.11.08 (Crosby, England)
Ordained Priest:	1969.11.21
Consecrated Bishop:	1992.01.24
Created Cardinal:	2014.02.22

Priest of Liverpool (England) (1969.11.21 – 1991.11.05)

General Secretary of Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales (1984.01 – 1994.04)

Titular Bishop of Othona (1991.11.05 – 2000.02.15)

Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster (England) (1991.11.05 – 2000.02.15)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Birmingham (England) (2000.02.15 – 2009.04.03)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Westminster (England) (2009.04.03 – 2025.12.19)

President of Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales (2009.04.30 – 2025.12.19)

Cardinal-Priest of SS. Redentore e S. Alfonso in Via Merulana (2014.02.22 [2014.10.02] – ...)

Vice-President of Council of European Bishops’ Conferences (2016.10.08 – 2021.09.25)

Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor
(2000.02.15 – 2009.04.03)

Gaudium et spes

Born:	1932.08.24 (Reading, England)
Ordained Priest:	1956.10.28
Consecrated Bishop:	1977.12.21
Created Cardinal:	2001.02.21
Died:	2017.09.01 (London, England † 85)

Priest of Portsmouth (England) (1956.10.28 – 1977.11.17)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1972.03.10 – 1977.11.17)

Bishop of Arundel and Brighton (England) (1977.11.17 – 2000.02.15)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Westminster (England) (2000.02.15 – 2009.04.03)

President of Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales (2000.11 – 2009.04.30)

Vice-President of Council of European Bishops’ Conferences (2001 – 2006.10.08)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria sopra Minerva (2001.02.21 [2001.10.20] – 2017.09.01)

Secretary of “Vox Clara” Committee (2002.04 – 2011.02.03)

Cardinal George Basil Hume, E.B.C.
(1976.02.09 – 1999.06.17)

Pax inter spinas

Born:	1923.03.02 (Newcastle-on-Tyne, England)
Ordained Priest:	1950.07.23
Consecrated Bishop:	1976.03.25
Created Cardinal:	1976.05.24
Died:	1999.06.17 (London, England † 76)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Westminster (England) (1976.02.09 – 1999.06.17)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Silvestro in Capite (1976.05.24 – 1999.06.17)

President of Council of European Bishops’ Conferences (1979 – 1986)

President of Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales (1979 – 1999.06.17)

Cardinal John Carmel Heenan
(1963.09.02 – 1975.11.07)

Sub umbra carmeli

Born:	1905.01.26 (Ilford, England)
Ordained Priest:	1930.07.16
Consecrated Bishop:	1951.03.12
Created Cardinal:	1965.02.22
Died:	1975.11.07 (London, England † 70)

Bishop of Leeds (England) (1951.01.27 – 1957.05.02)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Liverpool (England) (1957.05.02 – 1963.09.02)

President of Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales (1963 – 1975)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Westminster (England) (1963.09.02 – 1975.11.07)

Vice-President of Secretariat for Christian Unity (1964 – 1970)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Silvestro in Capite (1965.02.25 – 1975.11.07)

Cardinal William Godfrey
(1956.12.03 – 1963.01.22)

Pax a Deo

Born:	1889.09.25 (Liverpool, England)
Ordained Priest:	1916.10.28
Consecrated Bishop:	1938.12.21
Created Cardinal:	1958.12.15
Died:	1963.01.22 (London, England † 73)

Titular Archbishop of Cius (1938.11.21 – 1953.11.10)

Apostolic Delegate to Great Britain (1938.11.21 – 1953.11.10)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Liverpool (England) (1953.11.10 – 1956.12.03)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Westminster (England) (1956.12.03 – 1963.01.22)

Apostolic Administrator of England and Wales of the Ukrainians (England) (1957 – 1963.01.22)

President of Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales (1958 – 1963.01.22)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Nereo ed Achilleo (1958.12.18 – 1963.01.22)

Cardinal Bernard William Griffin
(1943.12.18 – 1956.08.20)

Animas da mihi

Born:	1899.02.21 (Cannon Hill, England)
Ordained Priest:	1924.11.01
Consecrated Bishop:	1938.06.30
Created Cardinal:	1946.02.18
Died:	1956.08.20 (Polzeath Bay, England † 57)

Titular Bishop of Appia (1938.05.26 – 1943.12.18)

Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham (England) (1938.05.26 – 1943.12.18)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Westminster (England) (1943.12.18 – 1956.08.20)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Andrea e Gregorio al Monte Celio (1946.02.22 – 1956.08.20)

Cardinal Arthur Hinsley
(1935.04.01 – 1943.03.17)

Defensores tales ambio

Born:	1865.08.25 (Carlton in Yorkshire, England)
Ordained Priest:	1893.12.23
Consecrated Bishop:	1926.11.30
Created Cardinal:	1937.12.13
Died:	1943.03.17 (Buntingford, England † 77)

Titular Bishop of Sebastopolis (1926.08.10 – 1930.01.09)

Apostolic Delegate to Africa for Missions (1930.01.09 – 1934)

Titular Archbishop of Sardes (1930.01.09 – 1935.04.01)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Westminster (England) (1935.04.01 – 1943.03.17)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Susanna (1937.12.16 – 1943.03.17)

Cardinal Francis Alphonsus Bourne
(1903.09.11 – 1935.01.01)

Ne cede malis

Born:	1861.03.23 (Claphan, England)
Ordained Priest:	1884.06.11
Consecrated Bishop:	1896.05.01
Created Cardinal:	1911.11.27
Died:	1935.01.01 (London, England † 73)

Titular Bishop of Epiphania (1896.03.27 – 1897.04.09)

Coadjutor Bishop of Southwark (England) (1896.03.27 – 1897.04.09)

Bishop of Southwark (England) (1897.04.09 – 1903.09.11)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Westminster (England) (1903.09.11 – 1935.01.01)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Pudenziana (1911.11.30 – 1935.01.01)

Cardinal Herbert Alfred Vaughan
(1892.04.08 – 1903.06.19)

Amare et servire

Born:	1832.04.15 (Gloucester, England)
Ordained Priest:	1854.10.28
Consecrated Bishop:	1872.10.28
Created Cardinal:	1893.01.16
Died:	1903.06.19 (Mill Hill, Middlesex, England † 71)

Founder of Saint Joseph’s Missionary Society of Mill Hill (1868)

Superior General of Saint Joseph’s Missionary Society of Mill Hill (1868 – 1903.06.19)

Bishop of Salford (England) (1872.09.27 – 1892.04.08)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Westminster (England) (1892.04.08 – 1903.06.19)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Andrea e Gregorio al Monte Celio (1893.01.19 – 1903.06.19)

Cardinal Henry Edward Manning
(1865.05.16 – 1892.01.14)

Malo mori quam fœdari

Born:	1808.07.15 (Totteridge, England)
Ordained Priest:	1851.06.14
Consecrated Bishop:	1865.06.08
Created Cardinal:	1875.03.15
Died:	1892.01.14 (London, England † 83)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Westminster (England) (1865.05.16 – 1892.01.14)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Andrea e Gregorio al Monte Celio (1875.03.31 – 1892.01.14)

Cardinal Nicholas Patrick Stephen Wiseman
(1850.09.29 – 1865.02.15)

Pro Christo omnia

Born:	1802.08.02 (Sevilla, Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1825.03.19
Consecrated Bishop:	1840.06.08
Created Cardinal:	1850.09.30
Died:	1865.02.15 (London, England † 62)

Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Central District (England) (1840.05.22 – 1847.09.02)

Titular Bishop of Milopotamus (1840.05.22 – 1850.09.29)

Pro-Vicar Apostolic of London District (England) (1847.09.02 – 1848.07.28)

Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of London District (England) (1848.07.28 – 1849.02.18)

Vicar Apostolic of London District (England) (1849.02.18 – 1850.09.29)

Apostolic Administrator of Southwark (England) (1850.09.29 – 1851.06.27)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Westminster (England) (1850.09.29 – 1865.02.15)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Pudenziana (1850.10.03 – 1865.02.15)

Vicars Apostolic of London District (Roman Rite)

Bishop Nicholas Patrick Stephen Wiseman (later Cardinal)
(1849.02.18 – 1850.09.29)

(see above)

Bishop Thomas Walsh
(1848.07.17 – 1849.02.18)

Born:	1777.10.03 (London, England)
Ordained Priest:	1801.09.19
Consecrated Bishop:	1825.05.01
Died:	1849.02.18 (London, England † 71)

Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Midland District (England) (1825.01.28 – 1826.04.19)

Titular Bishop of Cambysopolis (1825.01.28 – 1849.02.18)

Vicar Apostolic of Midland District (England) (1826.04.19 – 1840.07.03)

Vicar Apostolic of Central District (England) (1840.07.03 – 1848.07.17)

Vicar Apostolic of London District (England) (1848.07.17 – 1849.02.18)

Bishop Nicholas Patrick Stephen Wiseman (later Cardinal)
(1847.09.02 – 1848.07.28)

Pro Christo omnia

Born:	1802.08.02 (Sevilla, Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1825.03.19
Consecrated Bishop:	1840.06.08
Created Cardinal:	1850.09.30
Died:	1865.02.15 (London, England † 62)

Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Central District (England) (1840.05.22 – 1847.09.02)

Titular Bishop of Milopotamus (1840.05.22 – 1850.09.29)

Pro-Vicar Apostolic of London District (England) (1847.09.02 – 1848.07.28)

Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of London District (England) (1848.07.28 – 1849.02.18)

Vicar Apostolic of London District (England) (1849.02.18 – 1850.09.29)

Apostolic Administrator of Southwark (England) (1850.09.29 – 1851.06.27)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Westminster (England) (1850.09.29 – 1865.02.15)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Pudenziana (1850.10.03 – 1865.02.15)

Bishop Thomas Griffiths
(1836.07.11 – 1847.08.12)

Born:	1791.06.22 (Southwark, England)
Ordained Priest:	1814.07
Consecrated Bishop:	1833.10.28
Died:	1847.08.12 (London, England † 56)

Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of London District (England) (1833.07.30 – 1836.07.11)

Titular Bishop of Olena (1833.07.30 – 1847.08.12)

Vicar Apostolic of London District (England) (1836.07.11 – 1847.08.12)

Bishop James Yorke Bramston
(1827.11.26 – 1836.07.11)

Born:	1763.03.18 (Oundle, England)
Ordained Priest:	1801?
Consecrated Bishop:	1823.06.29
Died:	1836.07.11 (Southampton, England † 73)

Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of London District (England) (1823.02.04 – 1827.11.26)

Titular Bishop of Usula (1823.02.04 – 1836.07.11)

Vicar Apostolic of London District (England) (1827.11.26 – 1836.07.11)

Bishop William Poynter
(1812.05.08 – 1827.11.26)

Born:	1762.05.20 (Petersfield, England)
Ordained Priest:	1786
Consecrated Bishop:	1803.05.29
Died:	1827.11.26 (London, England † 65)

Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of London District (England) (1803.03.06 – 1812.05.08)

Titular Bishop of Alia (1803.03.06 – 1827.11.26)

Vicar Apostolic of London District (England) (1812.05.08 – 1827.11.26)

Bishop John Douglass
(1790.09.10 – 1812.05.08)

Born:	1743.12 (Yarm, England)
Ordained Priest:	1768
Consecrated Bishop:	1790.12.19
Died:	1812.05.08 (London, England † 68)

Titular Bishop of Centuria (1790.09.10 – 1812.05.08)

Vicar Apostolic of London District (England) (1790.09.10 – 1812.05.08)

Bishop James Robert Talbot
(1781.01.12 – 1790.01.26)

Born:	1726.06.28 (Isleworth, England)
Ordained Priest:	1750.12.19
Consecrated Bishop:	1759.08.24
Died:	1790.01.26 (London, England † 63)

Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of London District (England) (1759.03.10 – 1781.01.12)

Titular Bishop of Birtha (1759.03.10 – 1790.01.26)

Vicar Apostolic of London District (England) (1781.01.12 – 1790.01.26)

Bishop Richard Challoner
(1758.09.22 – 1781.01.12)

Born:	1691.09.29 (Chiddingly, England)
Ordained Priest:	1716.03.28
Consecrated Bishop:	1741.01.29
Died:	1781.01.12 (London, England † 89)

Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of London District (England) (1739.09.12 – 1758.09.22)

Titular Bishop of Dobero (1739.09.12 – 1781.01.12)

Vicar Apostolic of London District (England) (1758.09.22 – 1781.01.12)

Bishop Benjamin Petre, O.S.B.
(1734.03.12 – 1758.12.22)

Born:	1672.08.10 (Writtle, England)
Ordained Priest:	1697.05.14
Consecrated Bishop:	1721.11.11
Died:	1758.12.22 (London, England † 86)

Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of London District (England) (1721.06.23 – 1734.03.12)

Titular Bishop of Prusa (1721.06.23 – 1758.12.22)

Vicar Apostolic of London District (England) (1734.03.12 – 1758.12.22)

Bishop Bonaventure Giffard
(1703.03.14 – 1734.03.12)

Born:	1642 (Longbirch, England)
Ordained Priest:	1667
Consecrated Bishop:	1688.05.02
Died:	1734.03.12 (London, England † 91)

Vicar Apostolic of Midland District (England) ([1687.11.25] 1688.01.28 – 1703.03.14)

Titular Bishop of Madauros (1688.02.28 – 1734.03.12)

Vicar Apostolic of London District (England) (1703.03.14 – 1734.03.12)

Bishop John Leyburn
(1688.01.30 – 1702.06.20)

Born:	1615 (Crook, England)
Ordained Priest:	1646
Consecrated Bishop:	1685.09.09
Died:	1702.06.20 (London, England † 86)

Vicar Apostolic of England (England) (1685.08.24 – 1688.01.30)

Titular Bishop of Adramyttium (1685.08.24 – 1702.06.20)

Vicar Apostolic of London District (England) (1688.01.30 – 1702.06.20)

Vicars Apostolic of England (Roman Rite)

Bishop John Leyburn
(1685.08.24 – 1688.01.30)

(see above)

Bishop Richard Smith
(1624.11.29 – 1632)

Born:	1568.11 (Hanworth, England)
Ordained Priest:	1592.05.07
Consecrated Bishop:	1625.01.12
Died:	1655.03.18 (Paris, France † 86)

Vicar Apostolic of England (England) (1624.11.29 – 1632)

Titular Bishop of Chalcedon (1624.11.29 – 1655.03.18)

Bishop William Bishop
(1623.03.15 – 1624.04.13)

Born:	1553 (Brailes, England)
Ordained Priest:	1583.05
Consecrated Bishop:	1623.06.04
Died:	1624.04.13 (Southwark, England † 70)

Titular Bishop of Chalcedon (1623.03.15 – 1624.04.13)

Vicar Apostolic of England (England) (1623.03.15 – 1624.04.13)

Bishops of London (Roman Rite)

Bishop Edmund Bonner
(1553.09.05 – 1569.09.05)

Born:	1500 (England)
Ordained Priest:	1519
Consecrated Bishop:	1540.04.04
Died:	1569.09.05 (Southwark, England † 68)

Bishop of Hereford (England) (1538.11.27 – 1539.10.20)

Bishop of London (England) (1539.10.20 – 1549.04.01)

Bishop of London (England) (1553.09.05 – 1569.09.05)

Bishop Nicholas Ridley
(1550 – 1553▼)

Born:	1500
Died:	1555.10.16 († 54)

Bishop of Rochester (England) (1547 – 1550)

Bishop of London (England) (1550 – 1553▼)

Bishop Edmund Bonner
(1539.10.20 – 1549.04.01)

Born:	1500 (England)
Ordained Priest:	1519
Consecrated Bishop:	1540.04.04
Died:	1569.09.05 (Southwark, England † 68)

Bishop of Hereford (England) (1538.11.27 – 1539.10.20)

Bishop of London (England) (1539.10.20 – 1549.04.01)

Bishop of London (England) (1553.09.05 – 1569.09.05)

Bishop Richard FitzJames
(1506.06.05 – 1522.01.15)

Consecrated Bishop:	1497.05.21
Died:	1522.01.15

Bishop of Rochester (England) (1497.01.02 – 1503.11.29)

Bishop of Chichester (England) (1503.11.29 – 1506.06.05)

Bishop of London (England) (1506.06.05 – 1522.01.15)

Bishop William Barons
(1504.08.03 – 1505.10.10)

Consecrated Bishop:	1504.11.24
Died:	1505.10.10

Bishop of London (England) (1504.08.03 – 1505.10.10)

Bishop William Warham (later Archbishop)
(1502 – 1503)

Born:	1450 (Church Oakley, England)
Consecrated Bishop:	1502.09.25
Died:	1532.08.22 (Hackington, England † 81)

Bishop of London (England) (1502 – 1503)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Canterbury (England) (1503 – 1532.08.22)

Bishop Thomas Savage (later Archbishop)
(1497 – 1501.01.18)

Born:	1463 (England)
Consecrated Bishop:	1493.04.28
Died:	1507.09.02 († 43)

Bishop of Rochester (England) (1492.12.03 – 1497)

Bishop of London (England) (1497 – 1501.01.18)

Metropolitan Archbishop of York (England) (1501.01.18 – 1507.09.02)

Bishop Richard Hill
(1489.08.21 – 1496.02.20)

Consecrated Bishop:	1489.11.15
Died:	1496.02.20

Bishop of London (England) (1489.08.21 – 1496.02.20)

Bishop Thomas Kempe
(1448.08.21 – 1489.03.28)

Born:	1414?
Consecrated Bishop:	1450.02.08
Died:	1489.03.28 († 74)

Bishop of London (England) (1448.08.21 – 1489.03.28)

Bishop Robert Gilbert
(1436.05.21 – 1448.07.27)

Consecrated Bishop:	1436.10.28
Died:	1448.07.27

Bishop of London (England) ([1436.02.23] 1436.05.21 – 1448.07.27)

Bishop Robert FitzHugh
(1431.04.30 – 1436.01.15)

Consecrated Bishop:	1431.09.16
Died:	1436.01.15

Bishop of London (England) (1431.04.30 – 1436.01.15)

Bishop William Grey
(1425.07.20 – 1431.04.30)

Consecrated Bishop:	1426.05.26
Died:	1436.02

Bishop of London (England) (1425.07.20 – 1431.04.30)

Bishop of Lincoln (England) (1431.04.30 – 1436.02)

Bishop John Kemp (later Cardinal)
(1421.11.17 – 1425.07.20)

Born:	1380 (Ollanfigh, England)
Ordained Priest:
Consecrated Bishop:	1419.12.03
Created Cardinal:	1439.12.18
Died:	1454.03.22 († 73)

Bishop of Rochester (England) (1419.06.21 – 1421.02.28)

Bishop of Chichester (England) (1421.02.28 – 1421.11.17)

Bishop of London (England) (1421.11.17 – 1425.07.20)

Metropolitan Archbishop of York (England) (1425.07.20 – 1452.07.21)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Balbina (1440.01.08 – 1452.07.28)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Canterbury (England) (1452.07.28 – 1454.03.22)

Bishop of Santa Rufina (Italy) (1452.07.28 – 1454.03.22)

Cardinal-Bishop of Santa Rufina (1452.07.28 – 1454.03.22)

Bishop Richard Clifford
(1407.06.22 – 1421.08.20)

Consecrated Bishop:	1401.10.09
Died:	1421.08.20

Bishop of Bath and Wells (England) (1400.05.12 – 1401.08.19 not possessed)

Bishop of Worcester (England) (1401.08.19 – 1407.06.22)

Bishop of London (England) (1407.06.22 – 1421.08.20)

Bishop Nicholas Bubwith
(1406.05.14 – 1407.06.22)

Consecrated Bishop:	1406.09.26
Died:	1424.10.27

Bishop of London (England) (1406.05.14 – 1407.06.22)

Bishop of Salisbury (England) (1407.06.22 – 1407.10.07)

Bishop of Bath and Wells (England) (1407.10.07 – 1424.10.27)

Bishop Roger Walden
(1404.12.10 – 1406.01.06)

Born:	(England)
Died:	1406.01.06

Metropolitan Archbishop of Canterbury (England) (1397.11.08 – 1397 not possessed)

Bishop of London (England) (1404.12.10 – 1406.01.06)

Bishop-elect Thomas Langley (later Pseudocardinal)
(1404 – 1405.08▼)

Born:	1363 (Middleton, England)
Ordained Priest:
Consecrated Bishop:	1406.08.08
Created Cardinal:	1411.06.06
Died:	1437.11.28 (Bishop Auckland, England † 73)

Bishop of London (England) (1404 – 1405.08▼)

Metropolitan Archbishop of York (England) (1405.08 – 1406.05.14▼)

Bishop of Durham (England) (1406.05.14 [1406.06.17] – 1437.11.28)

Bishop Robert Braybrooke
(1381.09.09 – 1404.08.28)

Consecrated Bishop:	1382.01.05
Died:	1404.08.28

Bishop of London (England) (1381.09.09 – 1404.08.28)

Bishop William Courtenay (later Archbishop)
(1375.09.12 – 1381.07.30)

Born:	1342 (Exeter, England)
Consecrated Bishop:	1370.03.17
Died:	1396.07.31 (Maidstone, England † 53)

Bishop of Hereford (England) (1369.08.17 – 1375.09.12)

Bishop of London (England) (1375.09.12 – 1381.07.30)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Canterbury (England) (1381.07.30 – 1396.07.31)

Bishop Simon Sudbury (later Archbishop)
(1361.10 – 1375.05.04)

Born:	(England)
Consecrated Bishop:	1362.03.20
Died:	1381.06.14

Bishop of London (England) (1361.10 – 1375.05.04)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Canterbury (England) (1375.05.04 – 1381.06.14)

Bishop Michael Northburgh
(1354.04.22 – 1361.09.09)

Consecrated Bishop:	1355.07.12
Died:	1361.09.09

Bishop of London (England) (1354.04.22 – 1361.09.09)

Bishop Ralph Stratford
(1340.01.26 – 1354.04.17)

Consecrated Bishop:	1340.03.12
Died:	1354.04.17

Bishop of London (England) (1340.01.26 – 1354.04.17)

Bishop Richard de Wentworth
(1338.05.04 – 1339.12.08)

Consecrated Bishop:	1338.07.12
Died:	1339.12.08

Bishop of London (England) (1338.05.04 – 1339.12.08)

Bishop Stephen Gravesend
(1318.09.01 – 1338.04.08)

Consecrated Bishop:	1319.01.14
Died:	1338.04.08

Bishop of London (England) (1318.09.01 – 1338.04.08)

Bishop Richard Newport
(1317.01.27 – 1318.08.24)

Consecrated Bishop:	1317.05.15
Died:	1318.08.24

Bishop of London (England) (1317.01.27 – 1318.08.24)

Bishop Gilbert Segrave
(1313.08.17 – 1316.12.18)

Consecrated Bishop:	1313.11.25
Died:	1316.12.18

Bishop of London (England) (1313.08.17 – 1316.12.18)

Bishop Ralph Baldock
(1304.02.24 – 1313.07.24)

Consecrated Bishop:	1306.01.30
Died:	1313.07.24

Bishop of London (England) (1304.02.24 – 1313.07.24)

Bishop Richard Gravesend
(1280.05.07 – 1303.12.09)

Consecrated Bishop:	1280.08.11
Died:	1303.12.09

Bishop of London (England) (1280.05.07 [1280.10.01] – 1303.12.09)

Fr. Fulke Lovell
(1280.02.18 – 1280 not possessed)

Died:

1285.11.21

Bishop of London (England) (1280.02.18 – 1280 not possessed)

Bishop John Chishull
(1273.12.07 – 1280.02.07)

Consecrated Bishop:	1274.04.29
Died:	1280.02.07

Bishop of London (England) (1273.12.07 – 1280.02.07)

Bishop Henry of Sandwich
(1262.11.13 – 1273.09.15)

Consecrated Bishop:	1263.05.27
Died:	1273.09.15

Bishop of London (England) (1262.11.13 – 1273.09.15)

Fr. Richard Talbot
(1262.08.18 – 1262.09.29 not possessed)

Died:

1262.09.29

Bishop of London (England) (1262.08.18 – 1262.09.29 not possessed)

Bishop Henry Wingham
(1259.06.29 – 1262.07.14)

Consecrated Bishop:	1260.02.15
Died:	1262.07.14

Bishop of London (England) (1259.06.29 – 1262.07.14)

Bishop Fulk Basset
(1241 – 1259.05.21)

Consecrated Bishop:	1244.10.09
Died:	1259.05.21

Bishop of London (England) (1241 – 1259.05.21)

Bishop Roger Niger
(1228 – 1241.09.29)

Consecrated Bishop:	1229.06.10
Died:	1241.09.29

Bishop of London (England) (1228 – 1241.09.29)

Bishop Eustace of Fauconberg
(1221.02.26 – 1228.10)

Consecrated Bishop:	1221.04.25
Died:	1228.10

Bishop of London (England) (1221.02.26 – 1228.10)

Bishop William of Sainte-Mère-Eglise
(1198.09.16 – 1221.01.25)

Consecrated Bishop:	1199.05.23
Died:	1224.03.27

Bishop of London (England) (1198.09.16 – 1221.01.25)

Bishop Richard FitzNeal
(1189.09.15 – 1198.09.10)

Born:	1130
Consecrated Bishop:	1189.12.31
Died:	1198.09.10 († 67)

Bishop of London (England) (1189.09.15 – 1198.09.10)

Bishop Gilbert Foliot
(1163.03.19 – 1187.02.18)

Born:	1110
Consecrated Bishop:	1148.09.05
Died:	1187.02.18 († 76)

Bishop of Hereford (England) (1148.09.05 – 1163.03.19)

Bishop of London (England) ([1163.03.06] 1163.03.19 [1163.04.28] – 1187.02.18)

Bishop Richard de Beaumis II
(1152 – 1162.05.04)

Ordained Priest:	1152.09.20
Consecrated Bishop:	1152.09.28
Died:	1162.05.04

Bishop of London (England) (1152 – 1162.05.04)

Bishop Robert de Sigello
(1141 – 1150)

Consecrated Bishop:	1141
Died:	1150

Bishop of London (England) (1141 – 1150)

Bishop Anselm of St Saba
(1136.03.22 – 1138▼)

Died:

1148.01.03

Bishop of London (England) (1136.03.22 [1137] – 1138▼)

Bishop Gilbert Universalis
(1127.12 – 1134.08.09)

Consecrated Bishop:	1128.01.22
Died:	1134.08.09

Bishop of London (England) (1127.12 – 1134.08.09)

Bishop Richard de Beaumis
(1108.05.24 – 1127)

Ordained Priest:	1108.06.14
Consecrated Bishop:	1108.07.26
Died:	1127

Bishop of London (England) (1108.05.24 – 1127)

Bishop Maurice
(1085.12.25 – 1107.09.26)

Consecrated Bishop:	1086.04.05?
Died:	1107.09.26

Bishop of London (England) (1085.12.25 – 1107.09.26)

Bishop Hugh d’Orevalle
(1075 – 1085?)

Died:

1085?

Bishop of London (England) (1075 – 1085?)

Bishop William the Norman
(1051 – 1075)

Consecrated Bishop:	1051
Died:	1075

Bishop of London (England) (1051 – 1075)

Fr. Spearhafoc
(1051 – 1051)

Bishop of London (England) (1051 – 1051)

Bishop Robert of Jumièges (later Archbishop)
(1044 – 1051.03)

Born:	(France)
Consecrated Bishop:	1044
Died:	1070

Bishop of London (England) (1044 – 1051.03)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Canterbury (England) (1051.03 [1051.06.29] – 1052.09.14)

Bishop Ælfweard
(1035 – 1044.07.25)

Consecrated Bishop:	1035
Died:	1044.07.25

Bishop of London (England) (1035 – 1044.07.25)

Bishop Ælfwig
(1014 – 1035)

Consecrated Bishop:	1014.02.16
Died:	1035

Bishop of London (England) (1014 – 1035)

Bishop Ælfhun
(1003? – 1014?)

Died:

1014?

Bishop of London (England) (1003? – 1014?)

Bishop Wulfstan (later Archbishop)
(996 – 1002)

Died:

1023.05.28

Bishop of London (England) (996 – 1002)

Bishop of Worcester (England) (1002 – 1016)

Metropolitan Archbishop of York (England) (1002 – 1023.05.28)

Bishop Ælfstan
(959? – 995?)

Died:

995?

Bishop of London (England) (959? – 995?)

Saint Bishop Dunstan (later Archbishop)
(958 – 959)

Born:	909 (Baltonsborough, England)
Consecrated Bishop:	957
Died:	988.05.19 (Canterbury, England † 78)
Feast:	05.19

Bishop of Worcester (England) (957 – 959)

Bishop of London (England) (958 – 959)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Canterbury (England) (959 – 988.05.19)

Archbishop.

Saint Bishop Erkenwald
(675 – 693)

Died:	693
Feast:	04.30

Bishop of London (England) (675 – 693)

Bishop.

Bishop Wine
(666 – 672?)

Consecrated Bishop:	660
Died:	672?

Bishop of Winchester (England) (660 – 663)

Bishop of Dorchester (England) (663 – 666)

Bishop of London (England) (666 – 672?)

Saint Bishop Cedd
(654 – 664.10.26)

Born:	620
Died:	664.10.26 († 43)
Feast:	10.26

Bishop of London (England) (654 – 664.10.26)

Bishop. Brother of Saint Chad of Mercia.

Saint Bishop Mellitus of Canterbury (later Archbishop)
(604 – 619)

Born:	(England)
Consecrated Bishop:	604
Died:	624.04.24
Feast:	04.24

Bishop of London (England) (604 – 619)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Canterbury (England) (619 – 624.04.24)

Archbishop.

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: Bishop Nicholas Patrick Stephen Wiseman (later Cardinal) (1848.07.28 – 1849.02.18)
Coadjutor Archbishop: Archbishop Edward Myers (1951.01.20 – 1956.09.13)
Coadjutor Archbishop: Archbishop George Errington (1855.03.30 – 1860.07.22)
Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: Bishop Thomas Griffiths (1833.07.30 – 1836.07.11)
Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: Bishop Robert Gradwell (1828.06.17 – 1833.03.15)
Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: Bishop James Yorke Bramston (1823.02.04 – 1827.11.26)
Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: Bishop William Poynter (1803.03.06 – 1812.05.08)
Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: Bishop James Robert Talbot (1759.03.10 – 1781.01.12)
Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: Bishop Richard Challoner (1739.09.12 – 1758.09.22)
Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: Bishop Benjamin Petre, O.S.B. (1721.06.23 – 1734.03.12)
Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: Fr. Henry Howard (1720.09.30 – 1720.11.22)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop John Wilson (57) (later Archbishop) (2015.11.24 – 2019.06.10)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Nicholas Gilbert Hudson (67) (2014.03.31 – 2025.10.21)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop John Francis Sherrington (68) (later Archbishop) (2011.06.30 – 2025.04.05)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop John Stanley Kenneth Arnold (72) (2005.12.06 – 2014.09.30)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Alan Stephen Hopes (82) (2003.01.04 – 2013.06.11)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Bernard Longley (70) (later Archbishop) (2003.01.04 – 2009.10.01)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop George Stack (79) (later Archbishop) (2001.04.12 – 2011.04.19)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Arthur Roche (76) (later Cardinal) (2001.04.12 – 2002.07.16)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Patrick O’Donoghue (1993.05.18 – 2001.06.05)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Vincent Gerard Nichols (80) (later Cardinal) (1991.11.05 – 2000.02.15)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop John Patrick Crowley (84) (1986.10.31 – 1992.11.03)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop James Joseph O’Brien (1977.06.28 – 2005.06.30)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Philip James Benedict Harvey (1977.03.28 – 1990.07.03)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop David Every Konstant (1977.03.28 – 1985.07.12)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Victor Guazzelli (1970.04.24 – 1996.12.21)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Gerald Mahon, M.H.M. (1970.04.24 – 1992.01.29)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Basil Christopher Butler, E.B.C. (1966.11.29 – 1986.09.21)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Patrick Joseph Casey (1965.12.23 – 1969.12.02)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop David John Cashman (1958.03.25 – 1965.06.14)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop George Laurence Craven (1947.06.14 – 1967.03.15)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop David Mathew (later Archbishop) (1938.12.03 – 1946.02.20)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Edward Myers (later Archbishop) (1932.06.10 – 1951.01.20)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Manuel Bidwell (1917.10.30 – 1930.07.11)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Joseph Butt (later Archbishop) (1911.01.14 – 1938.04.23)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop William Anthony Johnson (1906.04.23 – 1909.03.27)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Patrick Fenton (1904.04.16 – 1918.08.22)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Charles Algernon Stanley (1903.02.12 – 1928.04.23)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Robert Brindle (1899.01.29 – 1901.12.06)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop James Laird Patterson (1880.04.20 – 1902.12.03)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop William Weathers (1872.09.27 – 1895.03.04)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Thomas Swillington, O.E.S.A. (1533 – 1546)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop John Hatton (1502.05.20 – 1506)