Pastoral letter after consultation
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I am writing to update you on the progress that has been made since my appointment by His Holiness Pope Leo XIV as Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Middlesbrough in December 2025, and as Apostolic Administrator of the...
Bishop Marcus presents BBC’s Daily Service
Bishop Marcus presented the BBC’s Daily Service for the Feast of SS John Fisher and Thomas More.The programme offers space for spiritual reflection, featuring a Bible reading, prayer and a selection of sacred music recorded at Leeds Cathedral.The service was recorded...
Bishop announces summer clergy moves
Bishop Marcus has announced a series of clergy appointments across the diocese, to take effect this summer.Monsignor Canon Gerard Robinson has been appointed parochial administrator of St George’s Parish, York, with Father Timothy Whitwell, of the Diocese of Leeds,...
Bishop Marcus presides at ruby jubilee Mass
Bishop Marcus joined Bishop Emeritus Terry and clergy and lay faithful from across the diocese and beyond to celebrate Holy Mass in thanksgiving for 40 years of St Mary’s Cathedral.Consecrated by Bishop Augustine Harris on Sunday May 15 1988, the cathedral was built...
