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Bishop of Clifton
The Bishop of Clifton is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Clifton in the Province of Birmingham .
The diocese covers an area of 10,912 km² of the Counties of Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire together with the Bristol area. The see is in the town of Clifton in the City of Bristol where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of the Apostles.
The Vicariate Apostolic of the Western District was elevated to diocese status on 29 September 1850. The current bishop is the Right Reverend Declan Robert Lang , the 9th Bishop of Clifton.
List of the Bishops of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Clifton, England and its precursor offices
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Vicariate Apostolic of the Western District | ||
| 28 January 1688 to 1705 | Bishop Philip Michael Ellis , OSB, Vicar Apostolic of the Western District | Brother of the Order of Saint Benedict; resigned |
| 20 September 1713 to 20 November 1744 | Bishop Matthew Pritchard , OFM, Vicar Apostolic of the Western District | Priest of Order of the Friars Minor; resigned |
| 22 May 1750 to 11 July 1763 | Bishop Lawrence William York ,OSB, Vicar Apostolic of the Western District | Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of the Western District; retired |
| 14 April 1770 to 25 November 1797 | Bishop Charles Walmesley, OSB, Vicar Apostolic of the Western District | Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of the Western District died in office |
| 25 November 1797 to 17 October 1809 | Bishop William Gregory Sharrock , OSB, Vicar Apostolic of the Western District | Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Western District; died in office |
| 18 October 1809 to 3 March 1829 | Bishop Peter Bernardine Collingridge , OFM, Vicar Apostolic of the Western District | Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of the Western District; died in office |
| 3 March 1829 to 6 July 1843 | Bishop Peter Augustine Baines , OSB, Vicar Apostolic of the Western District | Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of the Western District; died in office |
| 9 January 1844 to 16 October 1845 | Bishop Charles Michael Baggs , Vicar Apostolic of the Western District | Priest; died in office |
| 12 May 1846 to 28 July 1848 | Bishop William Bernard Ullathorne , OSB, Vicar Apostolic of the Western District | Priest of the Order of Saint Benedict; appointed Vicar Apostolic of Central District |
| 28 July 1848 to 29 September 1850 | Bishop Joseph William Hendren , OFM, Vicar Apostolic of the Western District | Priest of the Friars Minor; becoming Bishop |
| Diocese of Clifton | ||
| 29 September 1850 to 22 June 1851 | Joseph William Hendren , OFM, Bishop of Clifton | Hitherto Vicar Apostolic; appointed Bishop of Nottingham |
| 27 June 1851 to 27 November 1854 | Thomas Burgess, Bishop of Clifton | Ordained 27 July 1851; died in office |
| 29 January 1857 to 14 August 1893 | William Hugh Joseph Clifford , Bishop of Clifton | Priest; ordained 15 February 1857; died in office |
| 16 April 1869 to 15 March 1878 | Bishop Charles Petre Eyre , Apostolic Administrator of the Western District | Priest; appointed Archbishop of Glasgow |
| 20 March 1894 to 9 November 1901 | William Robert Brownlow , Bishop of Clifton | Priest; ordained 1 May 1894; died in office |
| 15 March 1902 to 8 February 1931 | George Ambrose Burton , Bishop of Clifton | Priest; ordained 1 May 1902; died in office |
| 18 December 1931 to 21 September 1948 | William Lee, Bishop of Clifton | Priest; ordained 26 January 1932; died in office |
| 14 May 1949 to 31 August 1974 | Joseph Edward Rudderham , Bishop of Clifton | Priest of Northampton; ordained 26 July 1949; retired |
| 20 December 1974 to 27 February 2001 | Mervyn Alban Alexander , Bishop of Clifton | Auxiliary Bishop of Clifton; retired |
| 27 February 2001 to present | Declan Ronan Lang , Bishop of Clifton | Priest of Portsmouth; ordained 21 March 2001 |
See also
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