by Michael McG | May 10, 2023 | Diocese, Obituaries
Father Michael Coleman SM passed away peacefully in hospital in Blackburn on March 17, just three days after the 59th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood. He was 83. Mourners packed the Holy Name of Mary Church in Middlesbrough for Father Michael’s...
by Michael McG | Sep 9, 2022 | Diocese, Obituaries
Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster and president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, has paid tribute to The Queen. On April 21 1947, on her 21st birthday, Princess Elizabeth said, ‘I declare before you all that my whole life,...
by Michael McG | Sep 9, 2022 | Diocese, Obituaries, Bishop Terry
It is with profound sadness that I heard the news of the death of Queen Elizabeth II. What a loss she will be to our countries, to so many countries and peoples of the Commonwealth. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Royal Family as they mourn the loss of a mother,...
by Michael McG | Sep 9, 2022 | Diocese, Obituaries
Almighty God,You are the author and sustainer of all human life;grant that your servant, Elizabeth our Queen,whom you granted a long and happy reign as Monarch of these landsmay be forgiven her sins and rewarded with that eternal lifepromised to all those born againin...
by Michael McG | Feb 16, 2022 | Diocese, Obituaries
A popular retired priest has died in a Redcar care home after being in ill-health for some months. He was 86. Monsignor John Heslin was a well-known figure in Saltburn’s town centre and lived in Garnet Street for nearly 20 years after retiring. Known as Father...
by Michael McG | Nov 1, 2021 | Diocese, Obituaries
Father John James McKeever – known to many throughout the diocese as Father Jack – sadly died at James Cook University Hospital on Sunday October 31 at 7.45pm. Father Jack was born on March 7 1933 in Ardee, County Louth. He attended St Patrick’s seminary in Thurles...
