The Archbishop of Southwark is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark in the Region of Great Britain.
The archdiocese covers an area of 3,000 km² of the London Boroughs south of the River Thames, the County of Kent and the Medway Unitary Authority . The Metropolitan see is in the Borough of Southwark where the seat is located at the Metropolitan Cathedral Church of Saint George.
The diocese of Southwark was elevated to archdiocese status on 28 May 1965. The current archbishop is His Grace the Most Reverend Kevin John Patrick McDonald , BA, STL, STD, the 3rd Metropolitan Archbishop of Southwark, who was installed on 8 December 2003.
List of the Archbishops of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark, England and its precursor offices
| Tenure
| Incumbent
| Notes
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| 27 June 1851 to 31 May 1870 | Thomas Grant , Bishop of Southwark | Ordained 6 July 1851; died in office
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| 10 January 1871 to 14 June 1881 | James Danell , Bishop of Southwark | Ordained 25 March 1871; died in office
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| 25 May 1882 to 6 April 1885 | Robert Aston Coffin, CSSR, Bishop of Southwark | Ordained 11 June 1882; installed 27 July 1882; died in office
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| 26 June 1885 to 12 April 1897 | John Baptist Butt , Bishop of Southwark | Resigned
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| 9 April 1897 to 11 September 1903 | Francis Alphonsus Bourne , Bishop of Southwark | Appointed Archbishop of Westminster
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| 12 March 1904 to 18 December 1937 | Peter Emmanuel Amigo , Bishop of Southwark | Ordained 25 March 1904; becoming Archbishop (personal style)
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| 18 December 1937to 1 October 1949 | Peter Emmanuel Amigo , Archbishop of Southwark | Hitherto Bishop; died in office
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| 12 December 1949 to 28 May 1965 | Cyril Conrad Cowderoy , Bishop of Southwark | Ordained 21 December 1949; Becoming Archbishop
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| 28 May 1965 to 10 October 1976 | Cyril Conrad Cowderoy , Archbishop of Southwark | Hitherto Bishop; died in office
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| 28 March 1977 to 6 November 2003 | Michael George Bowen , Archbishop of Southwark | Bishop of Arundel and Brighton; resigned
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| 6 November 2003 to present | Kevin John Patrick McDonald , BA, STL, STD, Metropolitan Archbishop of Southwark | Bishop of Northampton; installed 8 December 2003
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