Retired Bishops of England and Wales

Many of our retired bishops play an active role in the life of the Catholic Church in England and Wales.

This list of bishops emeriti is by no means exhaustive but profiles bishops that have retired in recent years or those that retain a department role for the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales.

A profile of the Catholic Bishop Emeritus of Salford, the Right Reverend Terence Brain.

Rt Rev. Tom Burns

A profile of the Catholic Bishop Emeritus of Menevia, the Right Reverend Tom Burns.

Rt Rev. Robert Byrne C.O.

A profile of the Catholic Bishop Emeritus of Hexham and Newcastle, the Right Reverend Robert Byrne CO.

Rt Rev. Kieran Conry

A profile of the Catholic Bishop Emeritus of Arundel and Brighton, the Right Reverend Kieran Conry.

A profile of the Catholic Bishop Emeritus of Lancaster, the Right Reverend Michael Campbell OSA.

A profile of the Catholic Bishop Emeritus of Northampton, the Right Reverend Peter Doyle.

Rt Rev. Séamus Cunningham

A profile of the Catholic Bishop Emeritus of Hexham and Newcastle, the Right Reverend Seamus Cunningham.

Cardinal Michael Louis Fitzgerald, M. Afr. OBE

A profile of His Eminence Cardinal Michael Louis Fitzgerald, M. Afr. OBE

Rt Rev. John Hine

A profile of the Catholic Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Southwark, the Right Reverend John Hine.

A profile of the Catholic Bishop Emeritus of Portsmouth, the Right Reverend Crispian Hollis.

Rt Rev. Alan Hopes

A profile of the Catholic Bishop Emeritus of East Anglia of East Anglia, the Right Reverend Alan Hopes.

A profile of the Catholic Bishop Emeritus of Menevia, the Right Reverend Mark Jabalé OSB.

A profile of the Catholic Archbishop Emeritus of Liverpool, the Most Reverend Patrick Kelly.

Rt Rev. William Kenney

A profile of the Right Reverend William Kenney, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Birmingham.

Rt Rev. Patrick Lynch

A profile of the Catholic Auxiliary Bishop of Southwark, the Right Reverend Patrick Lynch.

A profile of the Catholic Emeritus Archbishop of Southwark, the Most Reverend Kevin McDonald.

Rt Rev. Thomas McMahon

A profile of the Catholic Emeritus Bishop of Brentwood, the Right Reverend Thomas McMahon.

A profile of the Right Reverend Philip Pargeter, a retired Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Birmingham.

Rt Rev. John Rawsthorne

A profile of the Catholic Bishop Emeritus of Hallam, the Right Reverend John Rawsthorne.

A profile of the Catholic Emeritus Bishop of Wrexham, the Right Reverend Edwin Regan.

A profile of the Catholic Archbishop Emeritus of Cardiff, the Most Reverend George Stack.

Rt Rev. Tom Williams

A profile of the Right Reverend Tom Williams, Catholic Auxiliary Bishop of Liverpool.