The Bishop

Bishop

A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...

 of Salford

City of Salford

The City of Salford is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It is named after its largest settlement, Salford, but covers a far larger area which includes the towns of Eccles, Swinton-Pendlebury, Walkden and Irlam which apart from Irlam each have a population of over...

is the Ordinary

Ordinary

In those hierarchically organised churches of Western Christianity which have an ecclesiastical law system, an ordinary is an officer of the church who by reason of office has ordinary power to execute the church's laws...

 of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford in the Province of Liverpool, England.

With the gradual abolition of the legal restrictions on the activities of Catholics in England and Wales in the early 19th century, Rome decided to proceed to bridge the gap of the centuries from Queen Elizabeth I

Elizabeth I of England

Elizabeth I was queen regnant of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. Sometimes called The Virgin Queen, Gloriana, or Good Queen Bess, Elizabeth was the fifth and last monarch of the Tudor dynasty...

 by instituting Catholic dioceses on the regular historical pattern. On 29 September 1850, Pope Pius IX issued the Bull

Papal bull

A Papal bull is a particular type of letters patent or charter issued by a Pope of the Catholic Church. It is named after the bulla that was appended to the end in order to authenticate it....

 Universalis Ecclesiae

Universalis Ecclesiae

Universalis Ecclesiae is the incipit of the papal bull of 29 September 1850 by which Pope Pius IX recreated the Roman Catholic diocesan hierarchy in England, which had been extinguished with the death of the last Marian bishop in the reign of Elizabeth I. New names were given to the dioceses, as...

which created thirteen new dioceses which did not formally claim any continuity with the pre-Elizabethan English dioceses of which one of these was the diocese of Salford and went on to take up the reins of part of the former Vicariate Apostolic of the Lancashire District

Vicar Apostolic of the Lancashire District

The Vicar Apostolic of the Lancashire District was the title given to the bishop who headed an ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Church in England...

.

In the early period from 1850 the diocese was a suffragan of the Metropolitan See of Westminster, but a further development was its assignment under Pope Pius X, on 28 October 1911, to a newly created Province of Liverpool.

At the diocese's creation the territory assigned to it was the hundreds of Salford

Salford (hundred)

The hundred of Salford was an ancient division of the historic county of Lancashire, in Northern England. It was sometimes known as Salfordshire, the name alluding to its judicial centre being the township of Salford...

 and Blackburn. The diocese currently covers an area of and consists a large part of Greater Manchester

Greater Manchester

Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the...

 and adjacent parts of Lancashire

Lancashire

Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...

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The see is in the Salford area of Greater Manchester

Greater Manchester

Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the...

, where the Bishop's cathedra or seat is located in the Salford Cathedral, which was dedicated on 14 June 1890.

The Bishop's residence is Wardley Hall

Wardley Hall

Wardley Hall is an early medieval manor house and a Grade I listed building in the Wardley area of Worsley, in Greater Manchester . . There has been a moat on the site since at least 1292. The current hall dates from around 1500 but was extensively rebuilt in the 19th and 20th centuries. The 1894...

, Worsley

Worsley

Worsley is a town in the metropolitan borough of the City of Salford, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies along the course of Worsley Brook, west of Manchester. The M60 motorway bisects the area....

, Greater Manchester.

The current bishop is the Right Reverend Terence Brain

Terence Brain

Terence Brain is the current Roman Catholic Bishop of Salford.-Education:Brain attended King Henry VIII Grammar School and Cotton College before training for the priesthood at Oscott College, Sutton Coldfield...

, the 10th Bishop of Salford, who was installed on 7 October 1997.

List of diocesan bishops of Salford

Bishops of Salford
From	Until	Incumbent	Notes
1851	1872	William Turner William Turner (Bishop of Salford) William Turner was the first Bishop of Salford, a Roman Catholic diocese in the north-west of England.Before 1850 he was the Vicar General for the Hundreds of Salford and Blackburn, and when these areas were formed into the Salford Diocese, he became its first bishop in 1851...	Appointed Appointment of Catholic bishops The appointment of bishops in the Catholic Church is a complicated process. Outgoing bishops, neighbouring bishops, the faithful, the apostolic nuncio, various members of the Roman Curia, and the pope all have a role in the selection...  bishop on 27 June 1851 and consecrated Bishop (Catholic Church) In the Catholic Church, a bishop is an ordained minister who holds the fullness of the sacrament of Holy Orders and is responsible for teaching the Catholic faith and ruling the Church....  on 25 July 1851. Died in office on 13 July 1872.
1872	1892	Herbert Vaughan	Appointed bishop on 27 September 1872 and consecrated on 28 October 1872. Translated to the archbishopric of Westminster Archbishop of Westminster The Archbishop of Westminster heads the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Westminster, in England. The incumbent is the Metropolitan of the Province of Westminster and, as a matter of custom, is elected President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, and therefore de facto spokesman...  on 8 April 1892.
1892	1903	John Bilsborrow John Bilsborrow Rt Rev John Bilsborrow was bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of Salford, in England, from 1892 to 1903.Bilsborrow was born in Singleton, Lancashire on 20 March 1836. He was ordained priest on 26 February 1865 at the age of 28. He went on to teach at St Joseph's College in Upholland, West...	Appointed bishop on 15 July 1892 and consecrated on 24 August 1892. Died in office on 5 March 1903.
1903	1925	Louis Charles Casartelli Louis Charles Casartelli Rev Louis Charles Casartelli was a Roman Catholic priest and was the fourth Bishop of Salford.- Early life :...	Appointed bishop on 28 August 1903 and consecrated on 21 September 1903. Died in office on 18 January 1925.
1925	1938	Thomas Henshaw	Appointed bishop on 14 December 1925 and consecrated on 21 December 1925. Died in office on 23 September 1938.
1939	1955	Henry Vincent Marshall Henry Vincent Marshall Henry Vincent Marshall was the sixth Bishop of Salford, a Roman Catholic diocese in the north-west of England.He was born on 19 July 1884, and ordained priest on 24 June 1908....	Appointed bishop on 5 August 1939 and consecrated on 21 September 1939. Died in office on 14 April 1955.
1955	1964	George Andrew Beck George Andrew Beck George Andrew Beck was the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Liverpool from 29 January 1964 to 7 February 1976.... , A.A. Assumptionists The Augustinians of the Assumption constitute a congregation of Catholic religious , founded in Nîmes, southern France, by Fr. Emmanuel d'Alzon in 1845, initially approved by Rome in 1857 and definitively approved in 1864 . The current Rule of Life of the congregation draws its inspiration from...	Previously Bishop of Brentwood Bishop of Brentwood The Bishop of Brentwood is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brentwood in the Province of Westminster, England.-Overview:The diocese covers the historic county of Essex, an area of comprising the non-metropolitan county of Essex, the unitary authorities of Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock,...  (1951–1955). Appointed Bishop of Salford on 28 November 1955. Translated to the archbishopric of Liverpool Archbishop of Liverpool The Archbishop of Liverpool heads the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Liverpool in England. As such he is the Metropolitan Archbishop of the Province of Liverpool, known also on occasion as the Northern Province.-History:...  on 29 January 1964.
1964	1983	Thomas Holland Thomas Holland (bishop) Thomas Holland was an English prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the Bishop of Salford from 1964 to 1983....	Formerly coadjutor bishop Coadjutor bishop A coadjutor bishop is a bishop in the Roman Catholic or Anglican churches who is designated to assist the diocesan bishop in the administration of the diocese, almost as co-bishop of the diocese...  of Portsmouth Roman Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth is a Latin Rite Roman Catholic diocese in England. The episcopal see is the Portsmouth Cathedral and is headed by the Bishop of Portsmouth...  (1960–1964). Appointed Bishop of Salford on 28 August 1964. Retired on 22 June 1983 and died on 30 September 1999.
1984	1996	Patrick Altham Kelly Patrick Altham Kelly The Most Reverend Patrick Altham Kelly, KC*HS is an English prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as Archbishop of Liverpool and was formerly Vice President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales....	Appointed bishop on 9 March 1984 and consecrated on 21 May 1996. Translated to the archbishopric of Liverpool Archbishop of Liverpool The Archbishop of Liverpool heads the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Liverpool in England. As such he is the Metropolitan Archbishop of the Province of Liverpool, known also on occasion as the Northern Province.-History:...  on 21 May 1996.
1997	present	Terence John Brain Terence Brain Terence Brain is the current Roman Catholic Bishop of Salford.-Education:Brain attended King Henry VIII Grammar School and Cotton College before training for the priesthood at Oscott College, Sutton Coldfield...	Formerly an auxiliary bishop Auxiliary bishop An auxiliary bishop, in the Roman Catholic Church, is an additional bishop assigned to a diocese because the diocesan bishop is unable to perform his functions, the diocese is so extensive that it requires more than one bishop to administer, or the diocese is attached to a royal or imperial office...  of Birmingham (1991–1997). Appointed Bishop of Salford on 2 September 1997.

List of auxiliary bishops of Salford

There have been two auxiliary bishop

Auxiliary bishop

An auxiliary bishop, in the Roman Catholic Church, is an additional bishop assigned to a diocese because the diocesan bishop is unable to perform his functions, the diocese is so extensive that it requires more than one bishop to administer, or the diocese is attached to a royal or imperial office...

s of the Diocese of Salford who assisted the diocesan bishop

Diocesan bishop

A diocesan bishop — in general — is a bishop in charge of a diocese. These are to be distinguished from suffragan bishops, assistant bishops, coadjutor bishops, auxiliary bishops, metropolitans, and primates....

 of Salford in overseeing the diocese:

• John Stephen Vaughan
  John Stephen Vaughan
  John Stephen Vaughan was an English Roman Catholic bishop, brother of Bernard, Roger, and Herbert Vaughan.He was son of Lieutenant-Colonel John Francis Vaughan, of an old recusant family, the Vaughans of Courtfield, Herefordshire. His mother, Eliza Rolls from The Hendre, Monmouthshire, was a...
  
  , appointed on 13 July 1909 and consecrated on 15 August 1909; died in office on 4 December 1925.
• Geoffrey Burke
  Geoffrey Burke
  Bishop Geoffrey Ignatius Burke MA was an English Roman Catholic bishop.-Early life:Geoffrey Burke was born in Whalley Range Manchester in 1913, the son of Doctor Peter Burke and his wife Margaret Mary...
  
  , appointed on 26 May 1967 and consecrated on 29 June 1967; retired on 12 September 1988 and died on 13 October 1999.