Bishop of Lancaster | |
|---|---|
| Bishopric | |
| catholic | |
| Incumbent: Paul Swarbrick | |
| Location | |
| Ecclesiastical province | Liverpool |
| Information | |
| First holder | Thomas Pearson OSB |
| Established | 22 November 1924 |
| Diocese | Lancaster |
| Cathedral | Saint Peter's Cathedral, Lancaster |
The Bishop of Lancaster is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lancaster in the Province of Liverpool, England.[1]
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.