Hugh Lindsay (20 June 1927 – 19 January 2009) was a

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of the

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in England and Wales.

Biography

Lindsay was born in

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on 20 June 1927. He was educated at St Cuthbert's Grammar School, Newcastle upon Tyne, and Ushaw College, Durham. After priestly ordination, he worked in a variety of roles in the

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, most notably as secretary at Bishop's House. In 1969

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appointed him Auxiliary Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle and

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. Lindsay was consecrated bishop at St. Mary's Cathedral, Newcastle upon Tyne, on 11 December 1969. He continued to assist the then Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle, Bishop James Cunningham, until the latter resigned the diocese in 1974. Lindsay was subsequently appointed to succeed Bishop Cunningham on 12 December 1974, when he took possession of the Diocese as

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and bishop in his own right. On 10 June 1977, Pope Paul VI appointed

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, another priest of the diocese, to assist Lindsay as Auxiliary Bishop and titular Bishop of Cuncacestre. The two worked together until Lindsay resigned the See on grounds of ill health. His resignation was accepted by

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on 11 January 1992. Lindsay assisted the

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, at the consecration of his successor, Bishop Ambrose Griffiths, on 20 March 1992. Until his death, Lindsay took up residence in the

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and continued to be an active member of the

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Death

Lindsay died suddenly on 19 January 2009, aged 81 at Boarbank Hall, his retirement home in Grange over Sands, Cumbria.

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St Mary's Cathedral, Newcastle upon Tyne
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lindsay, Hugh 1927 births 2009 deaths People from Newcastle upon Tyne 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in England Roman Catholic bishops of Hexham and Newcastle People educated at St. Cuthbert's School Alumni of Ushaw College

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