The Bishop of Middlesbrough

Serving Bishop

Rt Rev Marcus Nigel Stock, MA, STL 

Tenth Bishop of Leeds and Apostolic Administrator for the Diocese of Middlesbrough

Ordained priest 13 July August 1988

Ordained and Installed Tenth Bishop of Leeds 15 September 2014

Appointed Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Middlesbrough 22 December 2025

Bishop Emeritus

Rt Rev Terence Patrick Drainey

The Seventh Bishop of Middlesbrough

Ordained priest 12 July 1975; ordained and installed as the seventh Bishop of Middlesbrough 25 January 2008

Bishop Emeritus

Rt Rev John Crowley

The Sixth Bishop of Middlesbrough

Ordained 12 June 1965; ordained priest 12 June 1965; ordained titular Bishop of Tala and Auxiliary of Westminster 8 December 1986; installed as sixth Bishop of Middlesbrough 18 January 1993; resigned 3 May 2007

Predecessors

Rt Rev Augustine Harris

The Fifth Bishop of Middlesbrough

Ordained bishop of Social and Auxiliary Bishop of Liverpool 11 February 1966; trans 20 November 1978; retired December 1992; died August 2007

Rt Rev Thomas Kevin O'Brien

Auxiliary Bishop of Middlesbrough

Ordained June 1948; appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Middlesbrough November 1981; retired June 1998; died December 2004

Rt Rev John Gerard McClean

The Fourth Bishop of Middlesbrough

Consecrated Coadjutor 24 February 1967; succeeded 13 June 1967; died August 1978

Rt Rev George Brunner

The Third Bishop of Middlesbrough

Consecrated Bishop of Elide and Auxiliary 25 July 1946; trans 7 June 1956; resigned 13 June 1967; died 21 March 1969

Rt Rev Thomas Shine

The Second Bishop of Middlesbrough

Consecrated Bishop of Lamus and Coadjutor 29 June 1921; succeeded 11 April 1929; named Archbishop ad personal
19 January 1955; died 22 November 1955

Rt Rev Richard Lacy

The First Bishop of Middlesbrough

Consecrated 18 December 1878; died 11 April 1929