| Tenure |
Incumbent |
Notes |
| 27 June 1851 to 31 May 1870 |
Thomas Grant, Bishop of Southwark |
Ordained 6 July 1851; died in office |
| 10 January 1871 to 14 June 1881 |
James Danell, Bishop of Southwark |
Ordained 25 March 1871; died in office |
| 25 May 1882 to 6 April 1885 |
Robert Aston Coffin, CSSR, Bishop of Southwark |
Ordained 11 June 1882; installed 27 July 1882; died in office |
| 26 June 1885 to 12 April 1897 |
John Baptist Butt, Bishop of Southwark |
Resigned |
| 9 April 1897 to 11 September 1903 |
Francis Alphonsus Bourne, Bishop of Southwark |
Appointed Archbishop of Westminster |
| 12 March 1904 to 18 December 1937 |
Peter Emmanuel Amigo, Bishop of Southwark |
Ordained 25 March 1904; becoming Archbishop (personal style) |
| 18 December 1937to 1 October 1949 |
Peter Emmanuel Amigo, Archbishop of Southwark |
Hitherto Bishop; died in office |
| 12 December 1949 to 28 May 1965 |
Cyril Conrad Cowderoy, Bishop of Southwark |
Ordained 21 December 1949; Becoming Archbishop |
| 28 May 1965 to 10 October 1976 |
Cyril Conrad Cowderoy, Archbishop of Southwark |
Hitherto Bishop; died in office |
| 28 March 1977 to 6 November 2003 |
Michael George Bowen, Archbishop of Southwark |
Bishop of Arundel and Brighton; retired |
| 6 November 2003 to present |
Kevin John Patrick McDonald, BA, STL, STD, Metropolitan Archbishop of Southwark |
Bishop of Northampton; installed 8 December 2003 |