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The Archbishop of Liverpool is the Ordinary of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Liverpool in the Region of Great Britain.

The archdiocese covers an area of 1,165 kmē of the west of the County of Lancashire south of the Ribble , parts of Merseyside, Cheshire, Greater Manchester and the Isle of Man. The Metropolitan see is in the City of Liverpool where the seat is located at the Metropolitan Cathedral Church of Christ the King.

The diocese of Liverpool was elevated to archdiocese status on 28 October 1911. The current archbishop is His Grace the Most Reverend Patrick Altham Kelly , MKHS, STL, PhL, the 8th Metropolitan Archbishop of Liverpool.


1 List of the Archbishops of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Liverpool, England and its precursor offices

(Any dates appearing in italics indicate de facto continuation of office. The start date of tenure below is the date of appointment or succession. Where known, the date of installation and ordination as bishop are listed in the notes together with the post held prior to appointment.)


Tenure Incumbent Notes
5 June 1840 to 29 September 1850Events January 4 The first American ice-skating club is formed ( Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). January 29 Henry Clay introduces the Compromise of 1850 to the United States Congress February 28 University of Utah opens in Salt Lake City, Utah March 7 UnitedBishop George Hilary Brown , Vicar Apostolic of Lancashire DistrictBecoming Bishop of Liverpool
29 September 1850Events January 4 The first American ice-skating club is formed ( Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). January 29 Henry Clay introduces the Compromise of 1850 to the United States Congress February 28 University of Utah opens in Salt Lake City, Utah March 7 United to 25 January 1856Events January 8 Borax is discovered ( John Veatch). January 29 Queen Victoria institutes the Victoria Cross February 18 The American Party ( Know-Nothings) convene in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to nominate their first Presidential candidate, former Presi George Hilary Brown , Bishop of LiverpoolHitherto Vicar Apostolic; died in office
25 January 1856Events January 8 Borax is discovered ( John Veatch). January 29 Queen Victoria institutes the Victoria Cross February 18 The American Party ( Know-Nothings) convene in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to nominate their first Presidential candidate, former Presi to 3 October 1872 Alexander Goss , Bishop of Liverpool Coadjutor Bishop of Liverpool; died in office
28 February 1873 to 9 April 1894 Bernard O'Reilly , Bishop of LiverpoolPriest; ordained 19 March 1873; died in office
12 July 1894 to 28 October 1911 Thomas Whiteside , Bishop of Liverpool Ordained 15 August 1894; becoming Archbishop
28 October 1911 to 28 January 1921 Thomas Whiteside , Archbishop of Liverpool Hitherto Bishop; died in office
13 June 1921 to 7 February 1928 Frederick William Keating , Archbishop of Liverpool Bishop of Northampton; died in office
3 August 1928 to 16 June 1953 Richard Downey , Archbishop of Liverpool Priest; ordained 21 September 1928; died in office
10 November 1953 to 3 December 1956 William Godfrey , Archbishop of Liverpool Apostolic Delegate to Great Britain; appointed Archbishop of Westminster
2 May 1957 to 2 September 1963 John Carmel Heenan, Archbishop of Liverpool Bishop of Leeds; appointed Archbishop of Westminster
29 January 1964 to 7 February 1976 George Andrew Beck , AA, Archbishop of Liverpool Bishop of Salford; resigned
7 February 1976 to 6 February 1996 Derek John Worlock , Archbishop of Liverpool Bishop of Portsmouth; died in office
21 May 1996 to present Patrick Altham Kelly , MKHS, STL, PhL, Metropolitan Archbishop of Liverpool Bishop of Salford



Roman Catholic Hierarchy in Great Britain
England and Wales
    ArchdiocesesDioceses
     Liverpool Hallam | Hexham and Newcastle | Lancaster | Leeds | Middlesbrough | Salford
     Westminster Brentwood | East Anglia | Northampton | Nottingham
     Birmingham Clifton | Shrewsbury
     Cardiff Menevia | Wrexham
     Southwark Arundel & Brighton | Plymouth | Portsmouth
Scotland
     Glasgow Motherwell | Paisley
     Saint Andrews & Edinburgh Aberdeen | Argyll & the Isles | Dunkeld | Galloway
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