Robert Byrne (bishop)

The Right Reverend

Robert Byrne

C.O.
The Right Reverend; Robert Byrne; C.O.
Bishop Emeritus of Hexham and Newcastle
Church	Catholic Church
Province	Liverpool
Diocese	Hexham and Newcastle
Appointed	4 February 2019
Installed	25 March 2019
Term ended	12 December 2022
Predecessor	Séamus Cunningham
Successor	Stephen Wright
Previous post(s)	Titular bishop of Cuncacestre (2014–2019); Auxiliary bishop in Birmingham (2014–2019);
Orders
Ordination	5 January 1985; by Maurice Couve de Murville
Consecration	13 May 2014; by Bernard Longley
Personal details
Born	22 September 1956 (age 68); Manchester, England
Education	King's College, London; Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas;
Motto	Soli Deo; (To God Alone);
Coat of arms

Robert Byrne, C.O. (born 22 September 1956) is a prelate of the Catholic Church in England. He was the 14th Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle from 2019 to 2022. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Birmingham and the titular bishop of Cuncacestre. He is the first Oratorian to be appointed a bishop in England since 1874.