List of the Bishops of Hexham
The following people were bishops of Hexham and Newcastle ( England ):
| Term of office | Surname | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| 678-681 | Eata | also Bishop of Lindisfarne |
| 681-684 | Trumberht | |
| 684-685 | Cuthbert | |
| 685-686 | Eata | again |
| 687-705 | John of Beverley | also Archbishop of York |
| 706-709 | Wilfrid | also Bishop of Selsey, Leicester and Archbishop of York |
| 709-731 | Acca | † 737/740 |
| 734-766 | Frithoberht | |
| 767-781 | Ealhmund (Hexham) | |
| 781-789 | Tilberht | |
| 789-797 | Æthelberht | also Bishop of Whithorn |
| 797-800 | Heardred | |
| 800-813 | Eanberht | |
| 813-821 | Tidfrith | last bishop |
| 1688-1711 | James Smith | First Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District |
| 1716-1725 | George Witham | |
| 1725-1740 | Thomas Dominic Williams , OP | |
| 1740-1752 | Edward Dicconson | |
| 1752-1775 | Francis Petre | |
| 1775-1780 | William Walton | |
| 1780-1790 | Matthew Gibson | |
| 1790-1821 | William Gibson | |
| 1821-1831 | Thomas Smith | |
| 1831-1836 | Thomas Penswick | |
| 1836-1840 | John Briggs | |
| 1840-1847 | Francis George Mostyn | |
| 1847-1847 | William Riddell | |
| 1848-1866 | William Hogarth | from 1851 first bishop of Hexham and Newcastle |
| 1866-1882 | James Chadwick | |
| 1882-1886 | John William Bewick | |
| 1887-1889 | Henry O'Callaghan | |
| 1889-1909 | Thomas William Wilkinson | |
| 1909-1924 | Richard Collins | |
| 1924-1936 | Alex Thorman | |
| 1936-1958 | Joseph McCormack | |
| 1958-1974 | James Cunningham | |
| 1974-1992 | Hugh Lindsay | |
| 1992-2004 | Michael Ambrose Griffiths | |
| 2004-2008 | Kevin John Dunn | |
| 2009-2019 | Séamus Cunningham | |
| since 2019 | Robert Byrne CO |