Diocesan Curia 

The Diocesan Curia consists of those institutions and persons which furnish assistance to the Bishop in the governance of the entire Diocese, especially in directing pastoral activity, in providing for the administration of the diocese and in exercising judicial power. It would also include all who participate in the overall administration of the Diocese, especially those who direct diocesan departments such as education, social justice, liturgy, laity and other facets of the local Church’s life. On this website most of these Curial persons, departments or bodies have their own page or link to their specific website otherwise their details appear here.

Vicars General: 

Rev Mgr Canon Patrick J Mulvany, Our Lady & St Michael, The Priory, Banklands, WORKINGTON, Cumbria, CA14 3EP

Tel: 01900  602114

Rev Mgr Canon Aidan J Turner, Our Lady Star of The Sea, 2 St Annes Road East, Lytham St Annes, Lancs, FY8 1UL

Tel: 01253 723661 

Diocesan Chancellor: The Rev Paul Embery

Holy Trinity & St George, 33 Blackhall Road, KENDAL, Cumbria, LA9 4BW,  Tel: 01539 720063   

Bishop's Secretary: The Rev Robert Billing

Bishop's Office, The Pastoral Centre, Balmoral Road, LANCASTER, LA1 3BT, Tel 01524 596050

Judicial Vicar:

Rev Mgr Michael J Tully, STL, Ph.L, MA Canon Law 

Ss Mary and James, Snow Hill, Scorton, Preston PR3 1AY 

Tel: 01524 791268

Episcopal Vicars for Religious: 

Rev Mgr Francis Slattery, Prot.Ap.: (Cumbria) 

Awaiting appointment: (Lancashire) 

Council of Priests (as of June 2005 - 1 May 2009) 

Constitution, Standing Orders, & Rules of Procedure (Revised by decree of 31 March 1993) 

President: The Bishop 

Vice-Chairman: Rev Emmanuel Gribben 

Secretary:Rev Philip Smith 

Ex-Officio Members: Bishop Michael Campbell; Mgr Canon Patrick Mulvany; Mgr Canon Aidan Turner; Canon Stephen Shield (Communications Officer); Mgr Francis Slattery; Mgr Michael Kirkham; Rev Adrian J Towers, (Ongoing Clergy Formation and Formation of Deacons), Rev E Gribben (Vocations Director), Rev P Stanton (Director, Youth Centre); NCP representatives; Rev W A Parker. 

Deanery Representatives 

St Peters (Lancaster)                                Rev Hugh Pollock. 

St Joseph's (Lancaster)                            Rev Andrew Broster

St Augustine's (Preston)                          Rev Timothy Sullivan 

English Martyrs (Preston)                         Rev Philip Smith 

St Walburge's (Preston)                           Rev Simon Hawksworth 

St Kentigern's (Blackpool)                        Rev Stephen Pearson 

Sacred Heart (Thornton)                          Rev John Collins 

St John(Kirkham)                                     Rev Stephen Ashton

St Mary of Furness (Barrow-in Furness)   Rev James Flannery 

St Herbert (Carlisle)                                  Rev Peter Chappell 

Our Lady & St Benedict (West Cumbria)   Rev E Gribben 

St Thomas of Canterbury (Kendal)            Rev W Alf Parker 

NCP Representatives:  Rev W Alf Parker 

Steering Committee: The Bishop; Revv Philip Smith; Revv Emmanuel Gribben; David Burns; Stephen Pearson 

Cathedral Chapter (Erected February 16th, 1925) 

Provost: Rev Dunstan Cooper;

Chapter Canons: Mgr Aidan Turner; Mgr Peter Verity; Mgr Patrick Mulvany; Revv  Robert Dewhurst; Seamus Flannery; John Gibson, Alf Hayes; Stephen Shield; Luiz Ruscillo; John Watson

Honorary Canons: Mgr Francis Slattery, MA. Prot. Ap.; Mgr Patrick G O'Dea; Mgr Gregory Turner; Revv Edmond Carey; Francis Cookson; Thomas Dakin; Nicholas McArdle.