List of Vicars Apostolic
| Vicars Apostolic of England | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1623 | 1624 | William Bishop, |
Formerly priest 1581–1623. Appointed vicar apostolic on 15 March 1623 and consecrated titular bishop on 4 June 1624. Died in office on 13 April 1624. |
| 1624 | 1632 | Richard Smith, |
Formerly priest 1582–1632. Appointed vicar apostolic on 29 November 1624 and consecrated titular bishop on 12 June 1625. Resigned in 1632 and died on 18 March 1655. |
| 1632 | 1685 | Vacant | |
| 1685 | 1688 | John Leyburn, |
Appointed vicar apostolic on 24 August 1685 and consecrated titular bishop on 9 September 1685. Became Vicar Apostolic of the London District on 30 January 1688. |
| In 1688, England was divided into four vicariates apostolic – the London, Midland, Northern, and Western districts. | |||
| Vicars Apostolic of the London District | |||
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1688 | 1702 | John Leyburn, |
Hitherto Vicar Apostolic of England 1685–1688. Appointed vicar apostolic on 30 January 1688. Died in office on 9 June 1702. |
| 1703 | 1734 | Bonaventure Giffard, |
Previously Vicar Apostolic of the Midland District 1687–1703. Appointed vicar apostolic on 14 March 1703. Died in office on 12 March 1734. |
| 1734 | 1758 | Benjamin Petre, O.S.B., |
Appointed coadjutor vicar apostolic on 23 June 1721 and consecrated titular bishop on 11 November 1721. Succeeded vicar apostolic on 12 March 1734. Died in office on 22 December 1758. |
| 1758 | 1781 | Richard Challoner, |
Appointed coadjutor vicar apostolic on 12 September 1739 and consecrated titular bishop on 29 January 1741. Succeeded vicar apostolic on 22 September 1758. Died in office on 12 January 1781. |
| 1781 | 1790 | James Robert Talbot, |
Appointed coadjutor vicar apostolic on 10 March 1759 and consecrated titular bishop on 24 August 1759. Succeeded vicar apostolic on 12 January 1781. Died in office on 26 January 1790. |
| 1790 | 1812 | John Douglass, |
Appointed vicar apostolic on 10 September 1790 and consecrated titular bishop on 19 December 1790. Died in office on 8 May 1812. |
| 1812 | 1827 | William Poynter, |
Appointed coadjutor vicar apostolic on 6 Mar 1803 and consecrated titular bishop on 29 May 1803. Succeeded vicar apostolic on 8 May 1812. Died in office on 26 November 1827. |
| 1827 | 1836 | James Yorke Bramston, |
Appointed coadjutor vicar apostolic on 4 February 1823 and consecrated titular bishop on 29 June 1823. Succeeded vicar apostolic on 26 November 1827. Died in office on 11 July 1836. |
| 1836 | 1847 | Thomas Griffiths, |
Appointed coadjutor vicar apostolic on 30 July 1833 and consecrated titular bishop on 28 October 1833. Succeeded vicar apostolic on 11 July 1836. Died in office on 12 August 1847. |
| 1848 | 1849 | Thomas Walsh, |
Previously Vicar Apostolic of the Central District 1840–1848. Appointed vicar apostolic on 17 July 1848. Died in office on 18 February 1849. |
| 1849 | 1850 | Nicholas Wiseman, |
Appointed coadjutor vicar apostolic on 29 August 1847 and succeeded vicar apostolic on 18 February 1849. Became the first Archbishop of Westminster when the district was elevated to an archdiocese on 29 September 1850. |
| In 1850, the London District elevated to the Archdiocese of Westminster when the hierarchy in England and Wales was re-established. | |||
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