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Bishop of Nottingham

The Bishop of Nottingham is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nottingham in the Province of Westminster .


The diocese covers an area of 13,074 km² of the Counties of Derbyshire (excluding the High Peak and Chesterfield districts), Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire (excluding the district of Bassetlaw) and North Lincolnshire. The see is in the City of Nottingham where the seat is located at the The Cathedral Church of St. Barnabus, Nottingham.


The Diocese of Nottingham was erected from the Vicariate Apostolic of the Central District on 29 September 1850. The current bishop is the Right Reverend Malcolm Patrick McMahon , the 9th Bishop of Nottingham.

List of the Bishops of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nottingham, England


Tenure Incumbent Notes
22 June 1851 to 23 February 1853Joseph William Hendren , OFM Vicar Apostolic of Western District; installed 2 December 1851; resigned
29 July 1853 to 5 July 1875Richard Butler Roskell Priest; ordained 21 September 1853; resigned
12 October 1874 to 18 January 1902Edward Gilpin Bagshawe , CO Priest of Confederation of Oratorians of St. Philip Neri; ordained 12 November 1874; resigned
6 December 1901 to 1 June 1915Robert Brindle Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster; installed 2 January 1902; resigned
3 January 1916 to 21 September 1931Thomas Dunn Priest; ordained 25 February 1916; died in office
13 May 1932 to 8 June 1943John Francis McNulty Priest; ordained 11 June 1932; died in office
18 March 1944 to 31 October 1974Edward Ellis Priest of Nottingham; ordained 1 May 1944; retired
31 October 1974 to 7 November 2000James Joseph McGuinness Coadjutor Bishop of Nottingham; retired
7 November 2000 to presentMalcolm Patrick McMahon , OPPriest of the Dominican Order; ordained 8 December 2000


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