Roman Catholic Diocese of Leeds - Ordinaries

Ordinaries

• Robert Cornthwaite: Translated bishop of Leeds, 20 December 1878; died 16 June 1890.
• William Gordon: 16 June 1890; died 7 June 1911.
• Joseph Robert Cowgill: 7 June 1911; died 12 May 1936.
• Henry John Poskitt: 21 September 1936; died 19 February 1950.
• John Carmel Heenan: Consecrated bishop of Leeds 12 March 1951; translated to Archdiocese of Liverpool, in 1957.
• George Patrick Dwyer: Consecrated bishop of Leeds by Archbishop John Carmel Heenan of Liverpool, 24 September 1957; translated to Archdiocese of Birmingham, in 1965.
• William Gordon Wheeler: Installed as bishop of Leeds on 27 June 1966; retired 10 September 1985.
• David Konstant: Appointed Bishop of Leeds on 23 July 1985; installed as Bishop of Leeds on 25 September 1985. Retired 7 April 2004.
• Arthur Roche: Appointed Coadjutor bishop on 16 July 2002 with the Right of Succession. Installed as the 9th Bishop of Leeds on 7 April 2004 upon Bishop Konstant's retirement. Left office on 26 June 2012 when he was appointed as Secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments by Pope Benedict XVI, with the title Archbishop, Bishop Emeritus of Leeds. He remained in Leeds as Apostolic Administrator until 27 September 2012 when he left for Rome.