Stephen James Lawrence Wright (born 9 October 1970) is a British Roman Catholic prelate. Since 2023, he has served as Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle.
Stephen Wright | |
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| Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle | |
_(cropped_2).jpg) Wright in 2023 | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Province | Liverpool |
| Diocese | Hexham and Newcastle |
| See | Hexham and Newcastle |
| Appointed | 14 June 2023 |
| Predecessor | Robert Byrne |
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| Ordination | 9 September 2000 by Vincent Gerard Nichols |
| Consecration | 9 October 2020 by Bernard Longley |
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| Born | Stephen James Lawrence Wright 9 October 1970 Stafford, United Kingdom |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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Biography
editWright was born on 9 October 1970 in Stafford in the Archdiocese of Birmingham. He was ordained a priest on 9 September 2000 for the same Archdiocese. After graduating in Law and qualifying to practice as a lawyer, he completed his ecclesiastical studies at seminary of St Mary's College, Oscott in Birmingham and at the Venerable English College in Rome. He obtained a licentiate in theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University.[1]
He has held the following offices: parish vicar of Corpus Christi Parish in Stechford, Birmingham (2000-2003); pastor of Saint Joseph's in Banbury (2003-2007); parish priest of Saint Mary and Modwen in Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire (2007-2019); episcopal vicar for religious (2012-2019); and since 2019, Vicar General.[1]
On 18 March 2020 he was appointed titular bishop of "Ramsbiria" (the Latin name of Ramsbury) and auxiliary in Birmingham, receiving episcopal consecration on the following 9 October.[1]
On 14 June 2023 he was appointed by Pope Francis as Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle, replacing Robert Byrne.[2] He was installed at St Mary's Cathedral in Newcastle on 19 July 2023.[1][3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Rt Rev. Stephen Wright". Catholic Bishops' Conference. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ "Appointment of a new Bishop for the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle" (Press release). London, England: Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales. Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ "Bishop Stephen Wright Installed 15th Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle". Catholic Bishops' Conference. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
External links
edit- "Stephen James Lawrence Wright". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 14 June 2023.