New Auxiliary in Birmingham

News kindly passed on by a reader who found this on today's Daily Bulletin of the Vatican Press Office. [My translation]

Nomination of the Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham
The Pope has nominated as auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Brmingham (England) His Excellency William Kenney CP, titular Bishop of Midica

Mgr William Kenney, C.P.
Mgr William Kenney was born at Newcastle upon Tyne (UK) on 7 May 1946. He completed his studies in the minor seminary of the Passionists in England and then in the Pontifical Athenaeum of the Jesuits at Heythrop, obtaining a Licence in Theology.

After his religious profession in 1963, he was ordained priest on 29 June 1969. The following year, he was sent to Sweden for studies in religious sociology. He remained in Sweden and was appointed Parish Priest of Växjö and Professor of Religious Sociology at the University of Gothenberg.

On 13 May 1987, he was elected titular Bishop of Midica and Auxiliary of Stockholm, receiving episcopal consecration on 24 August. He has also held until now the office of Secretary of the Nordic Episcopal Conference.

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