The Bishop's See is in Coulby Newham, Middlesbrough, at St Mary's Cathedral.

He was ordained as the 7th Bishop of Middlesbrough on 25 January 2008, replacing the Right Reverend John Patrick Crowley.

[2][3] In 2022, NPCAT launched a football academy to cater for rising talent in Teesside, North Yorkshire and the City of York.

Upon the dissolving of Saint Margaret Clitherow Catholic Academy Trust, NPCAT gained schools in the central vicariate of the diocese which had previously administered by SMCCAT.

The trust was founded in 2018, its headquarters are on the site of Trinity Catholic College, Middlesbrough.