Roman Catholic Diocese of Arundel and Brighton - Bishops

Bishops

There have been four bishops of this diocese. The first was Bishop David Cashman who was consecrated on 14 June 1965. He died in March 1971 and was succeeded by Bishop Michael George Bowen, who was translated in April 1977 to head the Archdiocese of Southwark. He was succeeded by Bishop Cormac Murphy-O'Connor who, in March 2000, became the 10th Archbishop of Westminster. Archbishop Murphy-O'Connor was made a Cardinal on 21 February 2001 in Rome.

His successor, and the current occupant of the office (as of 2011), is Bishop Kieran Conry, who was ordained and installed as the leader of the diocese on June 9, 2001.