Keith Newton PA (born 10 April 1952) is an

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of the

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. On 15 January 2011, Newton was named as the first ordinary of the

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. Prior to his reception into the Catholic Church in 2011, An Anglican episcopal convert to Catholicism, Newton had been a priest and bishop of the

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; his last Anglican office was as

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in the Province of Canterbury from 2002 to 31 December 2010.

Anglican ministry

Newton studied divinity at King's College London and went on to earn a

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at Christ Church College Canterbury before completing his theological studies as an Anglican

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at St Augustine's College, Canterbury. Newton held the following positions in the Church of England: * 1975-1978, Curate of Great Ilford St Mary, Chelmsford * 1978-1985, Team vicar at St Matthew's Wimbledon in the Wimbledon Team Ministry, Southwark * 1985-1991, Rector of Blantyre,

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, and then Dean of Blantyre Cathedral * 1991-1993, Priest-in-charge of Holy Nativity Knowle,

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* 1993-2001, Vicar of Holy Nativity Knowle, Bristol * 1997-2001, Priest-in-charge of All Hallows, Easton From 1995 to 1998, Newton was Rural Dean of Brislington. From 1998 to 2001 he was area dean of the new deanery of Bristol South. On 7 March 2002, Newton was consecrated as an Anglican bishop by

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, the then Archbishop of Canterbury. Newton was subsequently

and a

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for the Province of Canterbury in 2002. He held this post until 31 December 2010.

Ordination in the Catholic Church

In 2008, Newton met officials of the

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to discuss the possibility of joining the

. On 8 November 2010, Newton announced his intention to leave the Church of England at the end of the year in order to join the proposed

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s of the Catholic Church for former Anglicans. Newton was received into the Catholic Church on 1 January 2011, at

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, with his wife Gill, by Bishop Alan Hopes. Also received at the same ceremony were Andrew Burnham (former Bishop of Ebbsfleet),

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(former Bishop of Fulham) and his wife Judith, and three former sisters of the Society of St Margaret in Walsingham – Sister Carolyne Joseph, Sister Jane Louise and Sister Wendy Renate.Three ex-Anglican bishops are received into full communion
, ''The Catholic Herald'', 1 January 2011 On 13 January 2011, he was ordained by Bishop Hopes to the diaconate with the two other former Church of England bishops, Andrew Burnham and

. Two days later, on 15 January 2011, they were ordained to the priesthood by

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, Archbishop of Westminster, in Westminster Cathedral. On this date

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appointed Newton the first ordinary of the

in England and Wales. As a married man, according to its

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, the Catholic Church did not permit his consecration as a bishop but it was possible for him to be ordained a priest as a former Anglican cleric. Bento xvi e keith newton (5651443450)

On 17 March 2011, it was announced that

had granted Newton the title of protonotary apostolic (the highest ranking non-episcopal honorific title for Catholic clergy and the highest grade of

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). Although Newton, as ordinary, does not have an episcopal ministry, he has been granted the use of

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(including the

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and crozier etc.) by the

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in the same manner as some

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s. Newton became a cruise chaplain with seafarers' welfare charity

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in 2014.

Personal life

Newton is married to Gill, a teacher, with whom he has three adult children – Lucy, Tom and James.

Styles

*''Mr'' Keith Newton (1952-1975) *''The Reverend'' Keith Newton (1975-1986) *''The Very Reverend'' Keith Newton (1986-2002) *''The Right Reverend'' Keith Newton (2002-2010) *''Mr'' Keith Newton (1-13 January 2011) *''The Reverend'' Keith Newton (13-15 January 2011) *''The Right Reverend'' Keith Newton (15 January - 17 March 2011) *''The Right Reverend Monsignor'' Keith Newton PA (2011–present)

References

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