The Bishop of Salford is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford in the Province of Liverpool, known also on occasion as the Northern Province. A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight Salford lies at the heart of the City of Salford, a Metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in North West England. In those hierarchically organised churches of Western Christianity which have an ecclesiastical law system an ordinary is an officer of the church who by reason of office
With the gradual abolition of the legal restrictions on the activities of Catholics in England and Wales in the early 19th century, Rome decided to proceed to bridge the gap of the centuries from Queen Elizabeth I by instituting Catholic dioceses on the regular historical pattern. Thus Pope Pius IX issued the Bull Universalis Ecclesiae of 29 September 1850 by which thirteen new dioceses which did not formally claim any continuity with the pre-Elizabethan English dioceses were created. Blessed Pope Pius IX (May 13 1792 &ndash February 7 1878 born Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti, was Pope from June 16 1846 until 1878 On 29 September 1850, by the Bull Universalis Ecclesiae, Pope Pius IX recreated the Roman Catholic hierarchy in England Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link
One of these was the diocese of Salford, which took up the reins from the Vicariate Apostolic of the Lancashire District.
In the early period from 1850 the diocese was a suffragan of the Metropolitan See of Westminster, but a further development was its assignment under Pope Pius X, on 28 October 1911, to a newly created Province of Liverpool. Saint Pius X ( Latin: Pius PP X) ( June 2, 1835 &mdash August 20, 1914) born Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto, was the
At the diocese's creation the territory assigned to it was the Hundreds of Salford and Blackburn. The hundred of Salford was an ancient division of the historic county of Lancashire, in Northern England. Blackburnshire was a hundred, or ancient division of the county of Lancashire, in Northern England. The diocese currently covers an area of 1,600 km² of Greater Manchester and adjacent parts of Lancashire. Greater Manchester is a Metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2 Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea
The see is in the City of Salford in Greater Manchester, where the Bishop's cathedra or seat is located in the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Evangelist, which was dedicated on 14 June 1890. Salford lies at the heart of the City of Salford, a Metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in North West England. Greater Manchester is a Metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2 The Cathedral Church of St John the Evangelist Salford is the Roman Catholic cathedral in the city of Salford in Greater Manchester, England Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
The Bishop's residence is Wardley Hall, Worsley, Manchester.
The current bishop is the Right Reverend Terence John Brain, the 10th Bishop of Salford, who was installed on 7 October 1997.
List of the Bishops of the Catholic Diocese of Salford, England
(Any dates appearing in italics indicate de facto continuation of office. The start date of tenure below is the date of appointment or succession. Where known, the date of installation and ordination as bishop are listed in the notes together with the post held prior to appointment. )
Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Most Rev William Turner ( April 8, 1871 - July 10, 1936) was the 6th Roman Catholic bishop of Buffalo, New York Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Herbert Alfred Vaughan ( April 15, 1832 &ndash June 19, 1903) was a British Catholic cardinal and Archbishop Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. George Andrew Beck ( 28 May 1904 &ndash 13 September 1978) was the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Liverpool from 29 Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Patrick Altham Kelly, KC*HS (born November 23, 1938) is an English Prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar This article is about the bishop in the Catholic Church, for the bishop in the Church of England, see Bishop of Liverpool The Bishop of Hallam is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hallam The Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle in the Province See also the Anglican Bishop of Lancaster, a suffragan in the Diocese of Blackburn. The Bishop of Leeds is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Leeds in the Province of Liverpool. The Bishop of Middlesbrough is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Middlesbrough in the Province of Liverpool The Archbishop of Westminster heads the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Westminster, in England. The Bishop of Brentwood is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brentwood in the Province of Westminster. For the older "Bishopric of East Anglia" settled in the Anglo-Saxon period at Dunwich, then Elmham, Thetford and finally Norwich The Bishop of Northampton heads the Catholic Northampton Diocese, a suffragan see of the Province of Westminster, England See also the Anglican Bishop of Nottingham, a suffragan in the Church of England. The Archbishop of Birmingham heads the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham in England The Bishop of Clifton heads the Catholic Clifton Diocese in the Province of Birmingham, in England. See also the Anglican Bishop of Shrewsbury, a suffragan in the Diocese of Lichfield. The Archbishop of Southwark is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark in the Region of Great Britain The Bishop of Arundel and Brighton is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Arundel and Brighton in the Province See also the Bishop of Plymouth (Anglican, a suffragan in the Diocese of Exeter. The Bishop of Portsmouth is the bishop of the Roman Catholic Portsmouth Diocese in the Archdiocese of Southwark. Thomas Matthew Burns, SM (born June 3, 1944) is a Latin Rite English Prelate of the Catholic Church The Archbishop of Cardiff is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cardiff. The Bishop of Menevia is the Ordinary of the Latin-rite Catholic Diocese of Menevia in the Province of Cardiff. The Bishop of Wrexham is the Ordinary of the Latin-rite Catholic Diocese of Wrexham in the Province of Cardiff directly subject to the authority
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