Leeds (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Marcus Nigel Ralph Stock, Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Name Changed: 20 December 1878
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Liverpool
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: England
Region: Great Britain
Square Kilometers: 5,033 (1,943 Square Miles)
Description: Counties of North Yorkshire (S of River Ure and River Ouse excluding the City of York), East Riding of Yorkshire (S of River Ouse), with Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield.
Official Web Site: https://www.dioceseofleeds.org.uk
Mailing Address: Diocesan Curial Offices, Hinsley Hall, 62 Headingley Lane, Leeds LS6 2BX, England, Great Britain
Telephone: (0113)261-8000
Fax: 261-8035

Historical Details

Vicariate Apostolic of Yorkshire District
- Erected: 3 July 1840
- Country: England
- Region: Great Britain
- Description: County of Yorkshire (North Riding, East Riding, West Riding).
Diocese of Beverley
- Latin Name: Beverlacensis
- Elevated: 29 September 1850
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Westminster
- Country: England
- Region: Great Britain
- Description: County of Yorkshire (North Riding, East Riding, West Riding)

Past and Present Ordinaries

John Briggs † (3 Jul 1840 Appointed - 17 Dec 1860 Resigned)
Robert Cornthwaite † (3 Sep 1861 Appointed - 16 Jun 1890 Died)
William Gordon † (16 Jun 1890 Succeeded - 7 Jun 1911 Died)
Joseph Robert Cowgill † (7 Jun 1911 Succeeded - 12 May 1936 Died)
Henry John Poskitt † (19 Aug 1936 Appointed - 19 Feb 1950 Died)
John Carmel Heenan † (27 Jan 1951 Appointed - 2 May 1957 Appointed, Archbishop of Liverpool, England)
George Patrick Dwyer † (3 Aug 1957 Appointed - 5 Oct 1965 Appointed, Archbishop of Birmingham, England)
William Gordon Wheeler † (25 Apr 1966 Appointed - 12 Jul 1985 Retired)
David Every Konstant † (12 Jul 1985 Appointed - 7 Apr 2004 Resigned)
Arthur Roche (7 Apr 2004 Succeeded - 26 Jun 2012 Appointed, Secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments)
Marcus Nigel Ralph Stock (15 Sep 2014 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Vicariate Apostolic of Yorkshire District
3 July 1840	Erected	Vicariate Apostolic of Northern District	Vicariate Apostolic of Lancashire District (erected) Vicariate Apostolic of Yorkshire District (erected)
Diocese of Beverley
29 September 1850	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Yorkshire District	Diocese of Beverley
20 December 1878	Territory Lost	Diocese of Beverley	Diocese of Middlesbrough (erected)
Diocese of Leeds
20 December 1878	Name Changed	Diocese of Beverley	Diocese of Leeds
28 October 1911	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Leeds (from Westminster to Liverpool)
30 May 1980	Territory Lost	Diocese of Leeds (South Yorkshire) Diocese of Nottingham (St. Thomas and Our Lady (in Sheffield); Bassetlaw, and Bamford, Chesterfield, Clowne, Dronfield, Eckington, Hathersage, and Staveley)	Diocese of Hallam (erected)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Diocese of Leeds

1950 179,000 3,354,395 5.3% 284 54 338 529 59 761 141 ap1951

1970 258,284 3,641,228 7.1% 310 62 372 694 67 742 182 ap1971

1980 269,500 3,655,000 7.4% 298 65 363 742 4 76 779 187 ap1981

1990 192,800 2,169,000 8.9% 195 34 229 841 5 38 313 129 ap1991

1999 172,474 2,200,000 7.8% 194 11 205 841 19 16 212 130 ap2000

2000 166,958 2,000,000 8.3% 187 10 197 847 19 12 199 125 ap2001

2001 157,957 2,000,000 7.9% 185 8 193 818 19 11 192 124 ap2002

2002 155,035 2,000,000 7.8% 186 9 195 795 21 11 176 124 ap2003

2003 155,035 2,000,000 7.8% 185 11 196 790 21 14 172 124 ap2004

2004 154,957 2,000,000 7.7% 187 16 203 763 24 18 191 124 ap2005

2013 157,766 2,068,000 7.6% 175 7 182 866 24 13 136 86 ap2014

2016 167,151 2,095,000 8.0% 147 9 156 1,071 23 11 115 86 ap2017

2019 168,000 2,115,000 7.9% 145 13 158 1,063 22 15 103 82 ap2020

2021 169,440 2,133,000 7.9% 130 15 145 1,168 21 18 106 81 ap2022

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Leeds
1950	179,000	3,354,395	5.3%	284	54	338	529		59	761	141	ap1951
1970	258,284	3,641,228	7.1%	310	62	372	694		67	742	182	ap1971
1980	269,500	3,655,000	7.4%	298	65	363	742	4	76	779	187	ap1981
1990	192,800	2,169,000	8.9%	195	34	229	841	5	38	313	129	ap1991
1999	172,474	2,200,000	7.8%	194	11	205	841	19	16	212	130	ap2000
2000	166,958	2,000,000	8.3%	187	10	197	847	19	12	199	125	ap2001
2001	157,957	2,000,000	7.9%	185	8	193	818	19	11	192	124	ap2002
2002	155,035	2,000,000	7.8%	186	9	195	795	21	11	176	124	ap2003
2003	155,035	2,000,000	7.8%	185	11	196	790	21	14	172	124	ap2004
2004	154,957	2,000,000	7.7%	187	16	203	763	24	18	191	124	ap2005
2013	157,766	2,068,000	7.6%	175	7	182	866	24	13	136	86	ap2014
2016	167,151	2,095,000	8.0%	147	9	156	1,071	23	11	115	86	ap2017
2019	168,000	2,115,000	7.9%	145	13	158	1,063	22	15	103	82	ap2020
2021	169,440	2,133,000	7.9%	130	15	145	1,168	21	18	106	81	ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

John Briggs † (Vicar Apostolic: 3 Jul 1840; Bishop: 29 Sep 1850 to 17 Dec 1860)
George Crompton Ambrose Burton †
Robert Cornthwaite † (Bishop: 3 Sep 1861 to 16 Jun 1890)
Joseph Robert Cowgill † (Priest: 19 May 1883; Coadjutor Bishop: 26 Sep 1905; Bishop: 7 Jun 1911 to 12 May 1936)
George Patrick Dwyer † (Bishop: 3 Aug 1957 to 5 Oct 1965)
William Gordon † (Priest: 10 Feb 1859; Coadjutor Bishop: 28 Dec 1889; Bishop: 16 Jun 1890 to 7 Jun 1911)
Daniel Joseph Hannon †
John Carmel Heenan † (Bishop: 27 Jan 1951 to 2 May 1957)
Arthur Hinsley † (Priest: 23 Dec 1893 to 1905)
David Every Konstant † (Bishop: 12 Jul 1985 to 7 Apr 2004)
Richard Lacy † (Priest: 21 Dec 1867 to 2 Dec 1879)
Gerald Moverley † (Priest: 28 Apr 1946; Auxiliary Bishop: 6 Dec 1967 to 30 May 1980)
Edward Myers †
Thomas Kevin O’Brien † (Priest: 20 Jun 1948 to 9 Nov 1981)
Henry John Poskitt † (Bishop: 19 Aug 1936 to 19 Feb 1950)
Arthur Grange Riddell † (Priest: 24 Sep 1858 to 27 Apr 1880)
Thomas Shine † (Priest: 29 Jun 1894 to 13 Jun 1921)
John Aloysius Ward, O.F.M. Cap. †
William Gordon Wheeler † (Bishop: 25 Apr 1966 to 12 Jul 1985)
Francis (Frank) Ryder Wood †

Source(s)

Diocese of Beverley
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 203
Diocese of Leeds
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 3, Page 553, to Page 555

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