The Bishop of Lancaster is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lancaster in the Province of Liverpool, England.
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 Michael Campbell, O.S.A., the 6th Bishop of Lancaster, who was installed on 1 May 2009. He was previously coadjutor bishop.
Read more about Bishop Of Lancaster: List of The Bishops of The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lancaster, England
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