Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle
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The Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle in the Province of Liverpool, known also on occasion as the Northern Province.
The present diocese covers an area of 7,700 km² of the counties of Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, and Durham. The see is in the City of Newcastle-upon-Tyne where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Mary, which was consecrated on 21 August 1860.
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 Elizabeth I by instituting Catholic dioceses on the regular historical pattern. Thus Pope Pius IX issued the Bull Universalis Ecclesiae of 29 September 1850 by which thirteen new dioceses which did not formally claim any continuity with the pre-Elizabethan English dioceses were created. The Vicariate Apostolic of the Northern District was duly elevated to diocese status as the Diocese of Hexham.
On 23 May 1861 the diocese became the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle. In the early period from 1850 the diocese was a suffragan of the Metropolitan See of Westminster, but under Pope Pius X, on 28 October 1911, it was assigned to the newly created Province of Liverpool. The Bishop's residence is Bishop's House, East Denton Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne.
The most recent bishop was the Right Reverend Kevin John Dunn, the 12th Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle until his death from pneumonia, aged 57, on 1 March 2008 at Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, where he had been treated for a number of weeks.[1]
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[edit] List of the Bishops of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle, England and its precursor offices
(Any dates appearing in italics indicate de facto continuation of office. The start date of tenure below is the date of appointment or succession. Where known, the date of installation and ordination as bishop are listed in the notes together with the post held prior to appointment.)
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
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| Vicariate Apostolic of the Northern District | ||
| 28 January 1688 to 13 May 1711 | Bishop James Smith, Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District | Died in office |
| 6 April 1716 to 16 April 1725 | Bishop George Witham, Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District | Vicar Apostolic of Midland District; died in office |
| 11 December 1725 to 3 April 1740 | Bishop Thomas Dominic Williams, OP, Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District | Confirmed 22 December 1725; died in office |
| 6 October 1740 to 24 April 1752 | Bishop Edward Dicconson, Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District | Priest; died in office |
| 5 May 1752 to 24 December 1775 | Bishop Francis Petre, Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District | Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Northern District; died in office |
| 24 December 1775 to 26 February 1780 | Bishop William Walton, Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District | Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Northern District; died in office |
| 17 June 1780 to 17 May 1790 | Bishop Matthew Gibson, Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District | Died in office |
| 10 September 1790 to 2 June 1821 | Bishop William Gibson, Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District | Died in office |
| 2 June 1821 to 30 July 1831 | Bishop Thomas Smith, Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District | Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Northern District; died in office |
| 30 July 1831 to 28 January 1836 | Bishop Thomas Penswick, Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District | Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Northern District; died in office |
| 28 January 1836 to 3 July 1840 | Bishop John Briggs, Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District | Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Northern District; appointed Vicar Apostolic of Yorkshire District |
| 22 September 1840 to 11 August 1847 | Bishop Francis George Mostyn, Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District | Died in office |
| 11 August 1847 to 2 November 1847 | Bishop William Riddell, Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District | Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic; died in office |
| 28 July 1848 to 29 September 1850 | Bishop William Hogarth, Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District | Priest; becoming Bishop |
| Diocese of Hexham | ||
| 29 September 1850 to 21 May 1861 | William Hogarth, Bishop of Hexham | Hitherto Vicar Apostolic |
| Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle | ||
| 21 May 1861 to 29 January 1866 | William Hogarth, Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle | Died in office |
| 12 August 1866 to 14 May 1882 | James Chadwick | Priest; ordained 18 October 1866; died in office |
| 25 September 1882 to 29 October 1886 | John William Bewick | Ordained 18 October 1882; died in office |
| 1 October 1887 to 19 September 1889 | Henry O'Callaghan | Ordained 18 January 1888; resigned |
| 28 December 1889 to 17 April 1909 | Thomas William Wilkinson | Auxiliary Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle; died in office |
| 21 June 1909 to 9 February 1924 | Richard Collins | Auxiliary Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle; died in office |
| 18 December 1924 to 7 October 1936 | Joseph Thorman | Priest of Hexham and Newcastle; ordained 27 January 1925; died in office |
| 30 December 1936 to 2 March 1958 | Joseph McCormack | Priest; ordained 4 February 1937; died in office |
| 1 July 1958 to 16 May 1974 | James Cunningham | Auxiliary Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle; resigned |
| 12 December 1974 to 11 January 1992 | Hugh Lindsay | Auxiliary Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle; resigned |
| 11 January 1992 to 26 March 2004 | Michael Ambrose Griffiths, OSB | Priest of Order of Saint Benedict; ordained 20 March 1992; retired |
| 26 March 2004 to 1 March 2008 | Kevin John Dunn | Priest of Birmingham; ordained 25 May 2004; died in office |
| Catholic Hierarchy in England and Wales | ||
| Archbishops | Bishops | |
| England | ||
| Liverpool | Hallam | Hexham and Newcastle | Lancaster | Leeds | Middlesbrough | Salford | |
| Westminster | Brentwood | East Anglia | Northampton | Nottingham | |
| Birmingham | Clifton | Shrewsbury | |
| Southwark | Arundel & Brighton | Plymouth | Portsmouth | |
| Other dioceses | Bishopric of the Forces | Apostolic Exarchate for Ukrainians | |
| Wales | ||
| Cardiff | Menevia | Wrexham | |
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[edit] See also
[edit] Sources
Catholic Directory of England and Wales 2004.
[edit] References
- ^ Bishop dies of pneumonia, aged 57. BBC News Online. BBC (2 March 2008). Retrieved on 2008-03-03.
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