A message from Emeritus Bishop Terence Patrick Drainey
Today, the Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV, has accepted my resignation as Bishop of Middlesbrough and has appointed Bishop Marcus Stock, the Bishop of Leeds, as Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Middlesbrough.I am very grateful to His Holiness for having entrusted...
A Message to the Clergy, Religious and Lay Faithful of the Dioceses of Middlesbrough and Leeds
My Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Following acceptance of the resignation in accordance with Canon 401 §1* of the Rt Rev Terence Patrick Drainey as Bishop of Middlesbrough, His Holiness Pope Leo XIV has appointed me as Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of...
Bishop Richard Moth appointed new Archbishop of Westminster
His Holiness Pope Leo XIV has appointed the Right Reverend Richard Moth as Archbishop of Westminster. Ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Southwark on July 3 1982, Archbishop-elect Moth has served as Bishop of Arundel and Brighton since 2015. Before...
