Friday, 1 May 2009

The sixth Bishop of Lancaster

Your New Bishop:
Tonight Bishop O'Donoghue retired from the Diocese of Lancaster and Bishop Campbell became Bishop of Lancaster. The occasion was marked with Mass at St Peter's Cathedral with; over 180 clergy, Cardinal Keith O'Brien (St Andrews & Edinburgh) and the Papal Nuncio His Excellency Archbishop Faustino Saniz James (Pope Benedict XVI Representative).Unfortunately His Eminence Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor could not be there due to health reasons.

New Titles:
Bishop Michael Campbell - Sixth Bishop of Lancaster
Bishop Patrick O'Donoghue - Emeritus Bishop of Lancaster

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