Paul Swarbrick
The Right Reverend 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 | (1958-07-02) 2 July 1958 (age 66) Garstang, Lancashire, England |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Motto | Sanctitas Praeter Pacem ("Holiness before peace") |
Coat of arms |
Paul Swarbrick (born 2 July 1958) is a Roman Catholic prelate, who has served as Bishop of Lancaster since 2018.
Early life and education
Born 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
On 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
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
- ^ 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.
External links
Catholic Church titles | ||
---|---|---|
Preceded by Michael Campbell | Bishop of Lancaster 2018 to present | Incumbent |
- v
- t
- e
- Bishops of Lancaster
- I: Thomas Pearson
- II: Thomas Flynn
- III: Brian Foley
- IV: Jack Brewer
- V: Patrick O'Donoghue
- VI: Michael Campbell (Bishop Emeritus)
- VII: Paul Swarbrick
- Churches
- Lancaster Cathedral - Cathedral Church of St Peter
- St Mary of Furness Church, Barrow-in-Furness
- Sacred Heart Church, Blackpool
- Church of St Mary and St Michael, Bonds
- Our Lady and St Joseph's Church, Carlisle
- St Mary's Church, Fernyhalgh
- St Mary's Church, Fleetwood
- Church of Holy Trinity and St George, Kendal
- St John the Evangelist's Church, Kirkham
- St Mary's Church, Morecambe
- Church of St John the Evangelist, Poulton-le-Fylde
- Church of St Thomas of Canterbury and the English Martyrs, Preston
- Church of St Walburge, Preston
- St Joseph's Church, Preston
- St Wilfrid's Church, Preston
- Our Lady and St Wilfrid's Church, Warwick Bridge
- St Begh's Church, Whitehaven
- Our Lady and St Michael's Church, Workington
- St Mary's Church, Yealand Conyers
- Patronal Feast of the Diocese
- Our Lady of Lourdes (11 February)
- Saint Cuthbert (20 March)
- Schools
- Austin Friars
- Cardinal Allen Catholic High School
- Cardinal Newman College
- Christ the King Catholic High School, Preston
- Corpus Christi Catholic High School, Fulwood
- Our Lady's Catholic College
- Our Lady's Catholic High School, Fulwood
- St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham St Annes
- St Benedict's Catholic High School, Hensingham
- St Bernard's Catholic High School
- St John Henry Newman Catholic School
- St Joseph's Catholic High School, Workington
- St Mary's Catholic Academy
- Catholicism portal
- Lancashire portal
- Cumbria portal