Edwin Regan
Edwin Regan (born December 31, 1935 in Port Talbot , Wales ) is Bishop Emeritus of Wrexham .
Life
Edwin Regan was ordained a priest on January 1, 1961 and was incardinated in the clergy of the Archdiocese of Cardiff .
Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Wrexham on November 7, 1994. He received episcopal ordination from the Archbishop of Cardiff , John Aloysius Ward, OFMCap , on December 13 of the same year; Co-consecrators were the Daniel Joseph Mullins , Bishop of Menevia , and Vincent Gerard Nichols , Auxiliary Bishop in Westminster .
On June 27, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI. the resignation put forward by Edwin Regan for reasons of age.
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predecessor | Office | successor |
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James Hannigan |
Bishop of Wrexham 1994–2012 |
Peter Brignall |
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SURNAME | Regan, Edwin |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British Catholic Priest and Ecclesiastical Bishop of Wrexham |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 31, 1935 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Port Talbot |