About Arthur Roche
Arthur Roche (born 6 March 1950) is a British bishop and cardinal of the Catholic Church. He has been prefect of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments since 2021. He was previously secretary of the congregation from 2012 to 2021. Before his service in the Roman Curia, Roche was Bishop of Leeds from 2004 to 2012. He was coadjutor bishop of Leeds under Bishop David Konstant (2002–2004) and before that an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Westminster (2001–2002). He was appointed an archbishop when he joined the Roman Curia in 2012. On 27 August 2022, Pope Francis elevated him to the College of Cardinals. Roche's first appointment in the diocese was as assistant priest at Holy Rood Church in Barnsley until 1978, when he became private secretary to Bishop Wheeler. On 27 August 2022, Pope Francis created him a Cardinal-Deacon of San Saba as his deaconry. Roche became the ninth bishop of Leeds when Pope John Paul accepted Bishop Konstant's resignation on health grounds on 7 April 2004. With this appointment, Roche became the highest-ranking English cleric in the Vatican.
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