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Archbishop of Birmingham

The Archbishop of Birmingham is the Ordinary of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham in the Region of Great Britain.

The archdiocese covers an area of 8,735 km² of the Counties of Oxfordshire, Staffordshire, West Midlands, Warwickshire and Worcestershire. The Metropolitan see is in the City of Birmingham where the seat is located at the Metropolitan Cathedral Church of Saint Chad .

The diocese of Birmingham was elevated to archdiocese status on 28 October 1911. The current archbishop is His Grace the Most Reverend Vincent Gerard Nichols , MA, MEd, STL, the 9th Bishop and 8th Metropolitan Archbishop of Birmingham, who was installed on 29 March 2000.


List of the Archbishops of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham, England and its precursor offices


Tenure Incumbent Notes
25 November 1687 to 14 March 1703Bishop Bonaventure Giffard , Vicar Apostolic of the Midland DistrictConfirmed 28 January 1688; appointed Vicar Apostolic of London District
12 August 1702 to 6 April 1716Bishop George Witham , Vicar Apostolic of the Midland DistrictAppointed Vicar Apostolic of Northern District
18 September 1715 to 29 March 1756Bishop John Talbot Stonor , Vicar Apostolic of the Midland DistrictPriest; died in office
29 March 1756 to 26 December 1778Bishop John Joseph Hornyold , Vicar Apostolic of the Midland DistrictCoadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Midland District; died in office
26 December 1778 to 24 April 1795Bishop Thomas Joseph Talbot , Vicar Apostolic of the Midland DistrictCoadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Midland District; died in office
24 April 1795 to 8 June 1798Bishop Charles Berington , Vicar Apostolic of the Midland DistrictCoadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Midland District; died in office
7 November 1800 to 23 May 1802Bishop Gregory Stapleton , Vicar Apostolic of the Midland DistrictDied in office
6 March 1803 to 19 April 1826Bishop John Milner, Vicar Apostolic of Midland DistrictPriest; died in office
19 April 1826 to 22 May 1840Bishop Thomas Walsh, Vicar Apostolic of the Midland DistrictCoadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Midland District; appointed Vicar Apostolic of London District
22 May 1840 to 29 August 1847Bishop Nicholas Patrick Stephen Wiseman, Vicar Apostolic of the Central DistrictNicolás Patricio Esteban; priest; Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of London District
29 August 1847 to 17 July 1848Bishop Thomas Walsh, Vicar Apostolic of the Central DistrictVicar Apostolic of Midland District; appointed Vicar Apostolic of London District
28 July 1848 to 29 September 1850Bishop William Bernard Ullathorne , OSB, Vicar Apostolic of the Central DistrictVicar Apostolic of Western District; becoming Bishop of Birmingham
29 September 1850 to 27 April 1888William Bernard Ullathorne , OSB, Bishop of BirminghamHitherto Vicar Apostolic; retired
17 February 1888 to 27 November 1911 Edward Illsley , Bishop of BirminghamAuxiliary Bishop of Birmingham; becoming Archbishop
27 November 1911 to 13 June 1921 Edward Illsley , Archbishop of BirminghamHitherto Bishop; retired
16 June 1921 to 17 November 1928John McIntyre , Archbishop of Birmingham Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham; resigned
23 June 1929 to 1 April 1946Thomas Leighton Williams , Archbishop of Birmingham Priest; ordained 25 July 1929; died in office
8 February 1947 to 30 November 1953 Joseph Masterson , Archbishop of Birmingham Priest; ordained 19 March 1947; died in office
11 May 1954 to 22 March 1965Francis Joseph Grimshaw , Archbishop of BirminghamBishop of Plymouth; died in office
5 October 1965 to 1 September 1981George Patrick Dwyer , Archbishop of Birmingham Bishop of Leeds; retired
22 January 1982 to 12 June 1999Maurice Noël Léon Couve de Murville, Metropolitan Archbishop of Birmingham Priest of Arundel and Brighton; resigned
15 February 2000 to presentVincent Gerard Nichols , MA, MEd, STL, Metropolitan Archbishop of BirminghamAuxiliary Bishop of Westminster; installed 29 March 2000


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