Archbishop of Liverpool
Roman Catholic bishop in UK
The Archbishop of Liverpool is the ordinary of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Liverpool and metropolitan of the Province of Liverpool (also known as the Northern Province) in England.
The archdiocese covers an area of 1,165 km2 (450 sq mi) of the west of the County of Lancashire south of the Ribble , parts of Merseyside , Cheshire , Greater Manchester , and the Isle of Man . The see is in the City of Liverpool , where the archbishop's cathedra or seat is located in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King , which was dedicated on 14 May 1967.
The Archbishop's residence is Archbishop's House, Salisbury Road, Liverpool.[ 1]
The current archbishop is Malcolm McMahon , who was appointed by Pope Francis on 21 March 2014[ 2] and enthroned at Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral on 1 May 2014, the Feast of Saint Joseph the Worker, before a congregation of three thousand.
History
After the Reformation , the Roman Catholic hierarchy in England , Scotland , and Wales was abandoned and became under the authority of prefects and vicars apostolics . In 1688, England and Wales were divided into four apostolic vicariates : the London , Midland , Northern , and Western districts. The Liverpool area came under the Northern District, and it remained until the creation of the Lancashire District in 1840. The Lancashire District consisted of the historic counties of Lancashire and Cheshire , together with the Isle of Man .[ 3]
On the restoration of the hierarchy in England and Wales in 1850, thirteen dioceses were established. Most of the Lancashire District was replaced by the dioceses of Liverpool and Salford . The new Diocese of Liverpool comprised the hundreds of West Derby , Leyland , Amounderness and Lonsdale in Lancashire, plus the Isle of Man.[ 4] In its early period, the diocese was a suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Westminster , but it was elevated to the status of a metropolitan archdiocese on 28 October 1911, with the archbishop having jurisdiction over the Province of Liverpool .
List of Ordinaries of Liverpool
Roman Catholic Bishops of Liverpool
Roman Catholic Bishops of Liverpool
From
Until
Incumbent
Notes
1850
1856
George Hilary Brown
Previously Vicar Apostolic of the Lancashire District (1840–1850). Appointed the first bishop of Liverpool on 29 September 1850. Died in office on 25 January 1856.
1856
1872
Alexander Goss
Appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Liverpool and Titular Bishop of Gerrha on 29 July 1853 and consecrated on 25 September 1853. Succeeded Diocesan Bishop of Liverpool on 25 January 1856. Died in office on 3 October 1872.
1873
1894
Bernard O'Reilly
Appointed bishop on 28 February 1873 and consecrated on 19 March 1873. Died in office on 9 April 1894.
1894
1911
Thomas Whiteside
Appointed bishop on 12 July 1894 and consecrated on 15 August 1894. Elevated from bishop to archbishop on 28 October 1911.
Source(s):[ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
Roman Catholic Archbishops of Liverpool
References
Bibliography
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Liverpool
Churches
Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral - Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King
Church of St Oswald and St Edmund Arrowsmith, Ashton-in-Makerfield
St Mary's Church, Billinge
St Joseph's Church, Birkdale
Church of St Teresa of Avila, Birkdale
Church of St Monica, Bootle
St Michael's Church, Ditton
St Mary of the Isle Church, Douglas
St Anne's Church, Edge Hill
Sacred Heart Church, Hindsford
Church of the Holy Family, Ince Blundell
St John the Evangelist's Church, Kirkdale
St Joseph's Church, Leigh
St Mary's Church, Little Crosby
Our Lady of the Annunciation Church, Liverpool
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Liverpool
Church of Our Lady of Reconciliation, Liverpool
Sacred Heart Church, Liverpool
St Aloysius Church, Liverpool
St Anthony's Church, Scotland Road
St Anthony of Padua Church, Liverpool
St Clare's Church, Liverpool
St Francis Xavier Church, Liverpool
St Mary's Church, Woolton
St Oswald's Church, Liverpool
St Patrick's Church, Liverpool
St Philip Neri Church, Liverpool
Church of St Vincent de Paul, Liverpool
St Oswald's Church, Padgate
Our Lady Help of Christians Church, Portico
Our Lady Immaculate and St Joseph Church, Prescot
St Bartholomew's Church, Rainhill
Our Lady, Star of the Sea & St Maughold Church, Ramsey
Our Lady Star of the Sea, Seaforth
Church of St Mary, Lowe House
Holy Cross Church, St Helens
St Ambrose's Church, Speke
St Alban's Church, Warrington
St Benedict's Church, Warrington
St Mary's Church, Warrington
St Bede's Church, Widnes
St John's Church, Wigan
St Jude's Church, Wigan
St Mary's Church, Wigan
Schools
St Mary's College, Crosby
The Academy of St Francis of Assisi
The Academy of St Nicholas
All Hallows Catholic High School
All Saints Catholic High School, Kirkby
Archbishop Beck Catholic College
Bellerive FCJ Catholic College
Broughton Hall High School
Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School
Carmel College (St Helens)
Christ the King Catholic High School, Southport
De La Salle School, St Helens
Holy Cross Catholic High School, Chorley
Holy Family Catholic High School, Thornton
Hope Academy
Maricourt Catholic School
Notre Dame Catholic College, Liverpool
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Engineering College
Sacred Heart Catholic College
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy
St Bede's Catholic High School, Ormskirk
St Cuthbert's Catholic High School
St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy, Whiston
St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield
St Edward's College
St Francis Xavier's College, Liverpool
St John Bosco Arts College
St John Fisher Catholic High School, Wigan
St Julie's Catholic High School
St Mary's Catholic High School, Astley
St Mary's Catholic High School, Leyland
St Peter's Catholic High School
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School
The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco