Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford

The Diocese of Salford (Latin: Dioecesis Salfordensis ) is a facility located in the United Kingdom, Roman Catholic diocese based in Salford.

History

The Diocese of Salford was posted on September 29, 1850 by Pope Pius IX. built out of territory of the Apostolic Vicariate Lancashire District - with the Apostolic Constitution Universalis Ecclesiae - restoration of the Catholic hierarchy in England. It is the Archdiocese of Liverpool is a suffragan.

Bishop of Salford

• William Turner, 1851-1872
• Herbert Vaughan, 1872-1892, then Archbishop of Westminster
• John Bilsborrow, 1892-1903
• Louis Charles Casartelli, 1903-1925
• Thomas Henshaw, 1925-1938
• Henry Vincent Marshall, 1939-1955
• George Andrew Beck AA, 1955-1964, then Archbishop of Liverpool
• Thomas Holland, 1964-1983
• Patrick Altham Kelly, 1984-1996, then Archbishop of Liverpool
• Terence John Brain, 1997