Bishop of Liverpool

[1][2] The diocese stretches from Southport in the north to Widnes in the south, and from the River Mersey to Wigan in the east.

[3] Its see is in the City of Liverpool at the Cathedral Church of Christ.

[6] The office has existed since the founding of the diocese in 1880 under Queen Victoria.

The current Bishop of Liverpool, John Perumbalath, is on leave pending his retirement[7] following accusations of sexual misconduct.

[8] On 28 February 2025, it was announced that Ruth Worsley is to become Interim Bishop of Liverpool (i.e. interim diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Liverpool) for a period of two years starting later in 2025; to facilitate this role, she is to be translated from Taunton to the vacant suffragan See of Wigan (becoming Bishop of Wigan).