Mgr Egan taught theology at Oscott for many years, has had wide pastoral experience, and more recently has been Vicar-General to Bishop Mark Davies of Shrewsbury. I am sure that the clergy of Portsmouth will find him a friendly and approachable Bishop. May God bless and protect him in the new task he has been given by Our Lord.
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Good feedback from the laity I have spoken with briefly today. Hope,and we need such good men as bishops.
Thanks be to God.
I shall not forget to write a letter of thanks to the Papal Nuncio for this appointment. We in the Portsmouth Diocese hope we can be worthy of Bishop Egan.
Great news - but the new bishop has got his work cut out. Portsmouth Diocese is the global epicentre of Inwood liturgies, felt banner pastoral ministry, Canterbury fever and hostility to all things Benedictine. After more than two decades, "Bishop Crispian's Way" is so entrenched there that they even named a road after it.
I wonder which head of the Hydra Bishop-elect Egan is going to cut off first.
Excellent news.
I knew Mgr. Egan when he was Assistant University Chaplain at Cambridge. I thought then that he would be good 'Bishop material', and, oddly enough, was just a few days ago wondering if we might hear his name in this context over the next few months. The Holy Spirit must have been listening.
I agree that he is very sound, and a thoroughly affable and decent chap: Portsmouth is very fortunate.
Deo gratias.
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