Bishop of Middlesbrough
| Bishop of Middlesbrough | |
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| Bishopric | |
| catholic | |
| Incumbent: Terence Drainey |
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| Province | Liverpool |
| Diocese | Middlesbrough |
| Cathedral | Middlesbrough Cathedral |
| First incumbent | Richard Lacy |
| Formation | 20 December 1878 |
The Bishop of Middlesbrough is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Middlesbrough in the Province of Liverpool, England.
The diocese covers an area of 4,000 km2 (1,500 sq mi) of the counties of the East Riding of Yorkshire and North Yorkshire together with the City of York. The see is in the suburb of Coulby Newham in the town of Middlesbrough where the bishop's seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Mary.
The diocese was erected on 20 December 1878 from the Diocese of Beverley. The current bishop is the Right Reverend Terence Drainey, 7th Bishop of Middlesbrough, who was appointed by the Holy See on 17 November 2007 and consecrated on 25 January 2008.
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