Robert Byrne (bishop)


Robert Byrne

Bishop Emeritus of Hexham and Newcastle
ChurchCatholic Church
ProvinceLiverpool
DioceseHexham and Newcastle
Appointed4 February 2019
Installed25 March 2019
Term ended12 December 2022
PredecessorSéamus Cunningham
SuccessorStephen Wright
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination5 January 1985
by Maurice Couve de Murville
Consecration13 May 2014
by Bernard Longley
Personal details
Born (1956-09-22) 22 September 1956 (age 68)
Manchester, England
Education
Motto
  • Soli Deo
  • (To God Alone)
Coat of armsRobert Byrne's 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.