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prelate
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who served as the
Roman Catholic Bishop of Lancaster
The Bishop of Lancaster is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lancaster in the Province of Liverpool, England.Ilford,
Essex
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on 25 May 1910, he was
ordained
Ordination is the process by which individuals are consecrated, that is, set apart and elevated from the laity class to the clergy, who are thus then authorized (usually by the denominational hierarchy composed of other clergy) to perform va ...
a
priest
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for the
Diocese of Brentwood
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Brentwood is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in England. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Westminster.
Overview
The diocese covers the traditional county of Essex, an area of ...
on 25 July 1937. He was appointed the
Bishop
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In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
of the
Diocese of Lancaster
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lancaster is a Latin Church Roman Catholic diocese centred on Lancaster Cathedral in the city of Lancaster in Lancashire, England.
History
The diocese was erected in 1924, taking areas and parishes from the Archdi ...
by the
Holy See
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on 26 April 1962. His
consecration
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to the
Episcopate
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In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
took place on 13 June 1962, the principal
consecrator
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was
John Carmel Heenan
John Carmel Heenan (26 January 1905 – 7 November 1975) was a senior-ranking English prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Westminster from 1963 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1965.
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E ...
,
Archbishop of Liverpool
The Archbishop of Liverpool is the ordinary of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Liverpool and metropolitan of the Province of Liverpool (also known as the Northern Province) in England.
The archdiocese covers an area of of the west of the C ...
(later Cardinal
Archbishop of Westminster
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), and the principal co-consecrators were
George Andrew Beck
George Andrew Beck (28 May 1904 – 13 September 1978) was an English prelate who served in the Roman Catholic Church as Archbishop of Liverpool from 29 January 1964 to 7 February 1976.
Beck was born in Streatham in south London. He was ...
,
Bishop of Salford
The Bishop of Salford is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford in the Province of Liverpool, England.
With the gradual abolition of the legal restrictions on the activities of Catholics in England and Wales in the early 19th cent ...
(later
Archbishop of Liverpool
The Archbishop of Liverpool is the ordinary of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Liverpool and metropolitan of the Province of Liverpool (also known as the Northern Province) in England.
The archdiocese covers an area of of the west of the C ...
) and Bernard Patrick Wall,
Bishop of Brentwood
The Bishop of Brentwood is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brentwood in the Province of Westminster, England.
Overview
The diocese covers the historic county of Essex, an area of comprising the non-metropolitan county of Essex, th ...
. He attended all the four sessions of the
Second Vatican Council
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, held between in 1962 and 1965.
Bishop Foley retired on 22 May 1985 and assumed the title Bishop ''
emeritus
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'' of Lancaster. He died on 23 December 1999, aged 89. He was the uncle of British Labour politician
Chris Mullin
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