Diocese mourns passing of Father Jim
Everyone at the Diocese of Middlesbrough was saddened to hear of the death of Father James (Jim) O’Brien.Father Jim passed away peacefully on Thursday morning (May 1) at the Royal Infirmary, Hull.Funeral arrangements will be made known once they are confirmed.Please...
Father Neil’s life of service commemorated
The Requiem Mass for Father Neil McNicholas took place at St Mary’s Cathedral on Friday February 14 before his burial in Redcar Cemetery.Father Neil passed died peacefully at the Butterwick Hospice in Stockton on the morning of Friday January 24.The night before the...
Bishop Terry’s January 2025 Voice column
Happy New Year, or perhaps, happy feast of the Motherhood of our Blessed Lady.On January 1 we are reminded of the role Mary played in the salvation of humankind. The title “Mother of God” is a western derivation from the Greek Theotokos, which means “God-bearer”. Mary...
Tributes paid to priest with ‘thirst for God’s kingdom’
Tributes have been paid to Father Peter Keeling, who served communities throughout the diocese and was the last parish priest of the “Old” St Mary’s Cathedral in Sussex Street, Middlesbrough.Bishop Terry was principal celebrant at Father Peter’s Requiem Mass at a...
