Canon Seamus Cunningham (66), currently Administrator of the Diocese of of Hexham and Newcastle was yesterday Bishop. His consecration will be on Friday 20th March 2009 at 12noon, the feast of St Cuthbert, patron of the Diocese.Here is the announcement at the Bishops' Conference website.
And here is an account of the press conference held yesterday.
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Deo gratias! The diocese has been waiting long enough for their Bishop. :D
Father, I've shared the Superior Scribbler Award with you. I hope you'll accept it.
There was an interesting article about the Westminster succession in the Telegraph. My own choice would be Aidan Nichols OP. Vincent Nicholls would be ok and people I know in Birmingham diocese speak well of him. Aidan N., would be a scholar & a pastor which is what bishops should be and which Anglican bishops used to be. However, C of E bishops these days are bureaucrats like mamnagers in so many sphere. We need "big beasts" a Churchill, perhaps, not a safe pair of hands who are risk averse box tickers.
I wonder if anyone can tell us what this new bishop is like?
This story hit the media in Ireland as the new bishop is a Kerryman.
He looks not unlike the guy who played "Fr. Mac" in Ballykissangel!
Oops! My sincere apologies to His Grace. The new Bishop is in fact a Mayoman!
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