Bishops' Papers

All the following Vicars Apostolic collections have been calendared and indexed:

• Bishop Matthew Gibson (1780-90)
• Bishop William Gibson (1780-1821)
• Bishop Thomas Smith (1808-31)
• Bishop Thomas Penswick (1824-36)
• Bishop John Briggs (1805-60)

The papers of the Bishops of Beverley have also been calendared and indexed:

• Bishop John Briggs (1805-60)
• Bishop Robert Cornthwaite (1837-90)

There are calendars and indexes to the papers of the first two Bishops of Leeds:

• Bishop Robert Cornthwaite (1837-90)
• Bishop William Gordon (1887-1911)

The papers of Bishop Joseph Robert Cowgill, Bishop of Leeds from 1911-36, and those of his successor, Bishop Henry John Poskitt (1936-50) have been listed but have yet to be indexed.

The papers of Bishop John Carmel Heenan (1951-57), Bishop George Patrick Dwyer (1957-65) and Bishop William Gordon Wheeler (1966-85), await listing at the present time.

 

Opposite Top: Bishop John Briggs, first Bishop of Beverley, 1850 - 1860.

Opposite Bottom: Bishop Robert Cornthwaite, second Bishop of Beverley, 1860 - 1878 and first Bishop of Leeds, 1878 - 1890.