- Not to be confused with the Anglican Bishop of Shrewsbury, a suffragan in the Diocese of Lichfield. The Anglican Bishop of Shrewsbury is an Episcopal title given to a Suffragan bishop in the Church of England Diocese of Lichfield, which is within The Diocese of Mercia was created by Bishop Diuma in around 656 and the see was settled in Lichfield in 669 by the then bishop Ceadda (later
The Roman Catholic Bishop of Shrewsbury is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Shrewsbury (which is within the Province of Birmingham). A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight Shrewsbury ( /ˈʃruːzbri/ or /ˈʃroʊzbri/ is the County town of Shropshire, in the West Midlands region of 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
The diocese covers an area of 6,136 km² of the counties and unitary authorities of Cheshire, Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin with parts of Derbyshire, Halton, Merseyside, Greater Manchester and Warrington. Cheshire (or archaically the County of Chester) is a county in North West England. Shropshire (ˈʃrɒpʃɪə/ /-ʃə alternatively known as Salop or abbreviated in print only Shrops, is a county in the Towns villages and other settlements Settlements in Telford and Wrekin - Coalbrookdale Crudgington Edgmond History The area that is now Derbyshire was first visited probably briefly by humans 200000 years ago during the Aveley Interglacial as evidenced by a Middle Halton is a local government district in North West England, with borough status and administered by a Unitary authority. Merseyside is a Metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1365900 Greater Manchester is a Metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2 Warrington is a large town borough and Unitary authority area in Cheshire, England. The see is in the town of Shrewsbury where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Our Lady Help of Christians and Saint Peter of Alcantara. An episcopal see is the ecclesiastical domain of authority of a Bishop. Shrewsbury ( /ˈʃruːzbri/ or /ˈʃroʊzbri/ is the County town of Shropshire, in the West Midlands region of England Shrewsbury Cathedral ("Cathedral Church of Our Lady Help of Christians and Saint Peter of Alcantara " is a Roman Catholic Cathedral
The diocese was erected on 29 September 1850 from parts of the Vicariates Apostolic of the Central, Lancashire and Wales Districts. 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 The current bishop is the Right Reverend Brian Noble, the 10th Bishop of Shrewsbury. Brian Michael Noble (b 11 April 1936, Lancaster England) is the Roman Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Shrewsbury.
List of the Bishops of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Shrewsbury, 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. )
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 27 June 1851 to 14 October 1881 | James Brown | Ordained 27 July 1857; died in office |
| 25 April 1882 to 28 May 1895 | Edmund Knight | Auxiliary Bishop of Shrewsbury; resigned |
| 11 May 1895 to 14 January 1897 | John Carroll | Coadjutor Bishop of Shrewsbury; died in office |
| 19 April 1897 to 13 May 1908 | Samuel Webster Allen | Ordained 16 June 1897; died in office |
| 1 August 1908 to 17 December 1934 | Hugh Singleton | Priest; ordained 21 September 1908; died in office |
| 17 December 1934 to 3 June 1949 | Ambrose James Moriarty | Coadjutor Bishop of Shrewsbury; died in office |
| 3 June 1949 to 22 August 1961 | John Aloysius Murphy | Coadjutor Bishop of Shrewsbury; appointed Archbishop of Cardiff |
| 26 April 1962 to 20 March 1980 | William Eric Grasar | Priest; ordained 27 June 1962; resigned |
| 19 August 1980 to 23 June 1995 | Joseph Gray | Auxiliary Bishop of Liverpool; retired |
| 23 June 1995 to present | Brian Noble | Priest of Lancaster; ordained 30 August 1995 |
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