Bishop Gerard Bradley is an Auxiliary Bishop for the Archdiocese of Southwark.
In December 2025, his Holiness Pope Leo XIV appointed Canon Gerard Bradley as an Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Southwark.
The Holy Father assigned Bishop Gerard the Titular See of Beverley, the birthplace in Yorkshire of St John Fisher, beloved to us all in our Archdiocese as a former Catholic Bishop of Rochester.
Bishop Gerard’s Episcopal Ordination took place on 2 February – the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord – at St George’s Cathedral.
He graduated from King’s College London in 1983, having gained a Batchelor’s degree in Music.
Ordained as priest in 1991 by Archbishop Michael Bowen, his first post was as assistant priest in St Thomas of Canterbury parish, Rainham. From 1995 he was Assistant Priest at St George’s Cathedral, and from 1998-2000 full-time hospital chaplain to St Thomas’ Hospital.
In September 2000, he was appointed to join the formation staff at St John’s Seminary, Wonersh with responsibility for the Spiritual Formation programme and as house spiritual director teaching, Music and Liturgy in addition.
He held these roles until 2017 after which he served as parish priest of St Mary, Help of Christians, Old Coulsdon. Canon Gerard Bradley then served as Episcopal Vicar for the South West London Area of the diocese from September 2022 until he was ordained a Bishop in 2026.
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