Archbishop of Birmingham
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St. Chad's Cathedral, Birmingham |
The Archbishop of Birmingham heads the Roman Catholic
With the gradual abolition of the legal restrictions on the activities of Catholics in England and Wales in the early 19th century, Rome decided to proceed to bridge the gap of the centuries from Queen
In the early period from 1850 the diocese was a suffragan of the Metropolitan See of Westminster, but a further development was the creation under Pope Pius X, on 28 October 1911, of a new Province of Birmingham.
The current archbishop is The Most Reverend Bernard Longley, who was appointed the ninth archbishop of Birmingham on 1 October 2009 and installed at the Metropolitan Cathedral and Basilica of Saint Chad on 8 December 2009, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception and one of the patronal feasts of the archdiocese, St Chad being the other.[5]
List of bishops and archbishops
Bishop of Birmingham
Bishops of Birmingham | |||
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From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
1850 | 1888 | O.S.B.
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Previously Titular Archbishop of Cabasa. Died on 21 March 1889.[4]
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1888 | 1911 | Edward Ilsley | Formerly an Birmingham (1879–1888). Appointed Bishop of Birmingham on 17 February 1888. Elevated from bishop to archbishop of Birmingham on 27 November 1911.[6]
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In 1911, the diocese was elevated to a metropolitan archdiocese. |
Archbishop of Birmingham
Archbishop of Birmingham | |||
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From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
1911 | 1921 | Edward Ilsley | Elevated from bishop to archbishop of Birmingham on 27 November 1911. Retired on 13 June 1921 and appointed Titular Archbishop of Macra. Died on 1 December 1926.[6]
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1921 | 1928 | John McIntyre | Previously an Official of the Titular Archbishop of Oxyrynchus (1917–1921). Appointed Archbishop of Birmingham on 16 June 1921 and installed on 5 July 1921. Resigned on 17 November 1928 and appointed Titular Archbishop of Odessus. Died on 21 November 1935.[7]
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1929 | 1946 | Thomas Leighton Williams | Appointed archbishop on 25 July 1929 and consecrated on 25 July 1929. Died in office on 1 April 1946.[8] |
1947 | 1953 | Joseph Masterson | Appointed archbishop on 8 February 1947 and consecrated on 19 March 1947. Died in office on 30 November 1953.[9] |
1954 | 1965 | Francis Joseph Grimshaw
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Previously Bishop of Plymouth (1947–1954). Appointed Archbishop of Birmingham on 11 May 1954. Died in office on 22 March 1965.[10] |
1965 | 1981 | George Dwyer | Previously Bishop of Leeds (1957–1965). Appointed Archbishop of Birmingham on 5 October 1965. Retired on 1 September 1981 and died on 17 September 1987.[11] |
1982 | 1999 | Maurice Noël Léon Couve de Murville
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Appointed archbishop on 22 January 1982 and consecrated on 25 March 1982. Resigned on 12 June 1999 and died on 3 November 2007.[12] |
2000 | 2009 | Vincent Gerard Nichols | Previously an Westminster (1991–2000). Appointed Archbishop of Birmingham on 15 February 2000. Translated to the archbishopric of Westminster on 21 May 2009.[13]
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2009 | present | Bernard Longley | Previously an Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster (2003–2009). Appointed Archbishop of Birmingham on 1 October 2009 and installed on 8 December 2009.[14] |
See also
- List of Roman Catholic dioceses in England and Wales
References
- ^ "Archdiocese of Birmingham". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ^ Archdiocese of Birmingham website. Retrieved 10 January 2009.
- ^ "The Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham". birminghamdiocese.org.uk. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
- ^ a b "Bishop William Bernard Ullathorne, O.S.B." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ^ "Pope Benedict XVI announces new Archbishop of Birmingham". Archived from the original on 8 October 2009.
- ^ a b "Archbishop Edward Illsley". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ^ "Archbishop John McIntyre". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ^ "Archbishop Thomas Leighton Williams". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ^ "Archbishop Joseph Masterson". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ^ "Archbishop Francis Joseph Grimshaw". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ^ "Archbishop George Patrick Dwyer". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ^ "Archbishop Maurice Noël Léon Couve de Murville". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ^ "Archbishop Vincent Gerard Nichols". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ^ "Archbishop Bernard Longley". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 12 August 2011.