Bishop of Clifton
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The Bishop of Clifton heads the Catholic Clifton Diocese in the Province of Birmingham, in England.
The current bishop is the Right Reverend Declan Ronan Lang, 9th Bishop of Clifton.
Bishop Lang has taken for his motto: "Evangelii Nuntiandi" meaning "Proclaim the Gospel". When asked why he had chosen this, he said "It is the opening words from an Apostolic Exhortation of Paul Vl made on 8 December 1975, it is simply, one of the most important statements for the Church in this modern age."[1]
[edit] List of the Bishops of the Catholic Clifton Diocese, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 29 September 1850 to 22 June 1851 | Joseph William Hendren, OSF | Hitherto Vicar Apostolic of the Western District; appointed Bishop of Nottingham |
| 27 June 1851 to 27 November 1854 | Thomas Burgess | Priest; ordained bishop on 27 July 1851; died in office |
| 29 January 1857 to 14 August 1893 | William Hugh Joseph Clifford | Priest; ordained bishop on 15 February 1857; died in office |
| 16 April 1869 to 15 March 1878 | Bishop Charles Petre Eyre | Priest; appointed Archbishop of Glasgow |
| 20 March 1894 to 9 November 1901 | William Robert Brownlow | Priest; ordained bishop on 1 May 1894; died in office |
| 15 March 1902 to 8 February 1931 | George Ambrose Burton | Priest; ordained bishop on 1 May 1902; died in office |
| 18 December 1931 to 21 September 1948 | William Lee | Priest; ordained bishop on 26 January 1932; died in office |
| 14 May 1949 to 31 August 1974 | Joseph Edward Rudderham | Priest; ordained bishop on 26 July 1949; retired |
| 20 December 1974 to 27 February 2001 | Mervyn Alban Alexander | Auxiliary Bishop of Clifton; retired |
| 27 February 2001 to present | Declan Ronan Lang | Priest; ordained bishop on 21 March 2001 |
| 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] References
- ^ Questions, Answers: Nutiandi. Clifton Cathedral. Retrieved on 2007-06-03.
- This article incorporates text from the public-domain Catholic Encyclopedia of 1913.
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