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 VG, Our Lady & St Michael, The Priory, Banklands, WORKINGTON, Cumbria, CA14 3EP

Tel: 01900  602114

Rev Mgr Canon Aidan J Turner VG, Our Lady Star of The Sea, 2 St Annes Road East, 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 Canon Francis Slattery, Prot.Ap.: (Cumbria) 

Rev Chris Cousens: (Lancashire) 

Council of Priests (as 1 May 2009) 

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

President: The Bishop 

Vice-Chairman: Rev Hugh Pollock

Secretary: Rev Philip Smith 

Ex-Officio Members:  Mgr Canon Patrick Mulvany VG; Mgr Canon Aidan Turner VG; Canon Stephen Shield (Communications Officer); Mgr Francis Slattery; Rev Chris Cousens (Episcopal Vicars for Religious) ; Rev Adrian J Towers, (Director of Diaconate Formation), Rev E Gribben (Vocations Director), Rev Philip Conner (Diocesan Youth Chaplain); NCP representatives; Revv W A Parker, Rev K Dorgan

Deanery Representatives: 

St Peters (Lancaster)                                Rev Hugh Pollock. 

Our Lady & St Wilfrid (Preston)        Rev Philip Smith

St Kentigern's (Blackpool)                        Rev Robert Dewhurst

Sacred Heart (Thornton)                          Rev John Collins 

St John(Kirkham)                                     

St Mary of Furness (Barrow-in Furness)   Rev Canon John Watson

St Herbert (Carlisle)                                  Rev Peter Chappell 

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

St Thomas of Canterbury (Kendal)            Rev W Alf Parker 

Council of Priests' Steering Committee: The Bishop (Chair); Rev Hugh Pollock; Revv Canon John Watson, Canon Stephen Shield; Philip Smith; Philip Conner 

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

The Cathedral Chapter in this Diocese serve by the Bishop's Decree the College of Consultors.

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