Marcus Stock
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Marcus Stock | |
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| Bishop of Leeds | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Province | Liverpool |
| Diocese | Leeds |
| See | Leeds |
| Appointed | 15 September 2014 |
| Installed | 13 November 2014 |
| Predecessor | Arthur Roche |
| Previous posts | General Secretary, Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales (2009–2014) Acting Director, Catholic Education Service (2011–2013) Director of Schools, Archdiocese of Birmingham (1999–2009) Acting Director of Schools, Archdiocese of Birmingham (1995–1999) Religious Education Teacher, European School, Culham (1991–1994) Tutor in Theology, Archdiocese of Birmingham Permanent Diaconate Formation Program (1989–1994) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 13 August 1988 by Basil Hume |
| Consecration | 13 November 2014 by Vincent Nichols |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Marcus Nigel Ralph Stock 27 August 1961 London, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Alma mater | Keble College, Oxford English College, Rome Pontifical Gregorian University[1] |
| Motto | Desiderio, desideravi (I have desired with desire to be with you Luke, 22:15) |
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| Styles of Marcus Stock | |
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| Reference style | The Right Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency/Your Grace |
| Religious style | Bishop |
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Marcus Stock (born 27 August 1961) is an English bishop of the Catholic Church who has been the tenth Bishop of Leeds since 2014. In 2025 he was appointed apostolic administrator to the Diocese of Middlesbrough, and in 2026 apostolic administrator to the Diocese of Hallam, both in addition to his role in Leeds.[2][3]
Marcus Nigel Ralph Stock was born on 27 August 1961 in London, England. He attended Oxford University, studying theology at Keble College.[1] He entered training for the priesthood at the Venerable English College and was awarded a Licence in Dogmatic Theology by the Pontifical Gregorian University.[1] He was ordained a Deacon whilst in Rome by Cardinal Basil Hume, the then Archbishop of Westminster.[1]
Priestly ministry
Marcus Stock was ordained a priest in 1988 by Maurice Couve de Murville, Archbishop of Birmingham, and served in parishes across the Archdiocese of Birmingham, including Bloxwich and Coleshill, being appointed parish priest of the latter in 2000.[4][5] Between 1991 and 1994, Stock was a teacher of Religious Education at the European School, Culham. He was appointed assistant director before being promoted to Director of the Archdiocesan Schools Commission between 1999 and 2009,[1] before being appointed General Secretary of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales in the same year by Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster. He led the Bishops' Conference during the Papal Visit to the UK in 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI and was in interim charge of the Catholic Education Service after the resignation of Oona Stannard. Shortly before his appointment as Bishop of Leeds it was announced that he would be succeeded at the Bishops' Conference by Christopher Thomas from the Diocese of Nottingham at the conclusion of his five-year term. In 2012, Marcus Stock was appointed Prelate of Honour by Pope Benedict XVI.
