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Archbishop of Southwark

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
27 June 1851 to 31 May 1870Thomas Grant , Bishop of SouthwarkOrdained 6 July 1851; died in office
10 January 1871 to 14 June 1881James Danell , Bishop of SouthwarkOrdained 25 March 1871; died in office
25 May 1882 to 6 April 1885Robert Aston Coffin, CSSR, Bishop of SouthwarkOrdained 11 June 1882; installed 27 July 1882; died in office
26 June 1885 to 12 April 1897John Baptist Butt , Bishop of SouthwarkResigned
9 April 1897 to 11 September 1903Francis Alphonsus Bourne , Bishop of SouthwarkAppointed Archbishop of Westminster
12 March 1904 to 18 December 1937Peter Emmanuel Amigo , Bishop of SouthwarkOrdained 25 March 1904; becoming Archbishop (personal style)
18 December 1937to 1 October 1949Peter Emmanuel Amigo , Archbishop of SouthwarkHitherto Bishop; died in office
12 December 1949 to 28 May 1965Cyril Conrad Cowderoy , Bishop of SouthwarkOrdained 21 December 1949; Becoming Archbishop
28 May 1965 to 10 October 1976Cyril Conrad Cowderoy , Archbishop of SouthwarkHitherto Bishop; died in office
28 March 1977 to 6 November 2003Michael George Bowen , Archbishop of SouthwarkBishop of Arundel and Brighton; resigned
6 November 2003 to presentKevin John Patrick McDonald , BA, STL, STD, Metropolitan Archbishop of SouthwarkBishop of Northampton; installed 8 December 2003


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