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Roman Catholic Bishop of Lancaster

Roman Catholic Bishop of Lancaster

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For the Church of England suffragan bishop, see Anglican Bishop of Lancaster.

The Bishop of Lancaster is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lancaster in the Province of Liverpool, England.[1]

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The diocese covers an area of 2,900 km2 (1,100 sq mi) and consists of the County of Cumbria together with the Hundreds of Lonsdale, Amounderness and Fylde in the north west of Lancashire. The see is in the city of Lancaster where the bishop's seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter.

The diocese was erected on 22 November 1924. The current bishop is the Right Reverend Paul Swarbrick, the 7th Bishop of Lancaster. He succeeded Michael Campbell, O.S.A. in 2018, who was installed on 1 May 2009 and had previously been coadjutor bishop.

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

Do not confuse the first bishop of this diocese with Thomas Bernard Pearson, auxiliary bishop in this diocese from 1949 to 1983.

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    Diocese of Lancaster. Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved on 6 December 2009.
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    "Bishop Thomas Wulstan Pearson, O.S.B." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
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    "Bishop Thomas Edward Flynn". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
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    "Bishop Brian Charles Foley". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
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    "Bishop John Brewer". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
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    "Bishop Patrick O'Donoghue". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
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    Rt Rev Michael Campbell, OSA, Sixth Bishop of Lancaster Archived April 11, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 6 December 2009.
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