Bishop of Hallam
Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox diocese The Bishop of Hallam is the ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hallam in the Province of Liverpool, England.
On 20 May 2014, the Right Reverend Ralph Heskett, C.Ss.R., was appointed the 3rd Bishop of Hallam by Pope Francis.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=bheskett>Template:Catholic-hierarchy</ref> Bishop Heskett had served as Bishop of Gibraltar from 2010 to 2014.<ref name=bheskett/>
The Diocese of Hallam takes its name after Hallamshire, an historical area of South Yorkshire, and was erected on 30 May 1980 from parts of the dioceses of Leeds and Nottingham.<ref name=dhall/> The diocese has an area of Template:Convert and covers the County of South Yorkshire, parts of the High Peak and Chesterfield districts of Derbyshire, and the Bassetlaw District in Nottinghamshire.<ref name=dhall/> The see is in the City of Sheffield where the bishop's seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Marie. The bishop's official address is The Diocesan Centre, St. Charles' Street, Sheffield.<ref name=dhall/>
List of the Bishops of Hallam
| Bishops of Hallam | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Ordinary | Notes |
| 1980 | 1996 | Gerald Moverley | Formerly an auxiliary bishop of Leeds (1967–1980). Appointed Bishop of Hallam on 30 May 1980. Resigned on 9 July 1996 and died on 14 December 1996.<ref name=bmoverley>Template:Catholic-hierarchy</ref> |
| 1997 | 2014 | John Rawsthorne | Formerly an auxiliary bishop of Liverpool (1981–1997). Appointed Bishop of Hallam on 4 June 1997. Retired on 20 May 2014<ref name=braw>Template:Catholic-hierarchy</ref> |
| 2014 | present | Ralph Heskett, C.Ss.R. | Formerly Bishop of Gibraltar (2010–2014). Appointed Bishop of Hallam on 20 May 2014.<ref name=bheskett/> |
| Sources:<ref name=dhall>Template:Catholic-hierarchy</ref> | |||
References
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