Paul Swarbrick (born 2 July 1958) is a Roman Catholic prelate, who has served as Bishop of Lancaster since 2018.
Paul Swarbrick | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Lancaster | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Province | Liverpool |
| Diocese | Lancaster |
| See | Lancaster |
| Appointed | 12 February 2018 |
| Installed | 9 April 2018 |
| Predecessor | Michael Gregory Campbell |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 10 July 1982 by Brian Charles Foley |
| Consecration | 9 April 2018 by Michael Gregory Campbell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 July 1958 Garstang, Lancashire, England |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Motto | Sanctitas Praeter Pacem ("Holiness before peace") |
| Coat of arms |  |
Early life and education
editBorn on 2 July 1958 at Garstang, Lancashire, England,[1][2] Swarbrick was educated at Lancaster Royal Grammar School, an all-boys school in Lancashire's county town.[2]
A distant cousin of Mgr Thomas Adamson, he prepared for Holy Orders at Ushaw College, a seminary in County Durham.[3]
Ordained ministry
editOn 10 July 1982, at the age of 24, he was ordained a priest by Bishop Brian Foley at St Mary and St Michael's Church, Garstang, in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lancaster.[1][4]
Swarbrick served as Assistant Priest at St Mary's Church, Kells, Whitehaven (1982–1983), and at St Maria Goretti Church, Preston (1983–1984),[2] before moving to Blackpool, where he served as chaplain to St Mary's Catholic High School and Assistant Priest at St Cuthbert's Church from 1984 to 1990.[5] From 1990 to 2005, he undertook missionary work in the Diocese of Monze, Zambia.[6] Returning to England, he was an assistant priest at Church of St Thomas of Canterbury and the English Martyrs, Preston.[6] Then, he served as parish priest of Sacred Heart, Preston and St Walburge, Preston (2007 to 2010) and of Our Lady and St Michael, Workington (2010 to 2018).[6]
Episcopal ministry
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On 12 February 2018, Pope Francis appointed him Bishop of Lancaster,[3][5] being consecrated on 9 April 2018 by his predecessor, Bishop Michael Campbell.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Cheney, David M. "Bishop Paul Swarbrick". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ a b c "Former Pupil Paul Swarbrick Named Bishop of Lancaster". Lancaster Royal Grammar School. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ a b Gledhill, Ruth (12 February 2018). "Pope Francis appoints Canon Paul Swarbrick as new Bishop of Lancaster". Catholic Herald. Archived from the original on 24 November 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ Gledhill, Ruth (12 February 2018). "Parish priest expresses 'shock' after Pope Francis makes him a bishop". Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Our Bishop". The Diocese of Lancaster. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ a b c "Lancaster, Bishop of, (Rc), (Rt Rev. Paul Swarbrick) (born 2 July 1958)". Who's Who 2021. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
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