Kieran Thomas Conry

Bishop Kieran Conroy

Kieran Thomas Conry (born February 1, 1950 in Coventry , United Kingdom ) is a Roman Catholic clergyman and emeritus Bishop of Arundel and Brighton .

Life

Coat of arms of Kieran Thomas Conry

Kieran Conry received on 19 July 1975, the sacrament of the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Birmingham .

On May 8, 2001, Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Arundel and Brighton. The Archbishop of Westminster , Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor , ordained him episcopal on June 9 of the same year ; Co - consecrators were the United Kingdom Apostolic Pro-Nuncio Emeritus , Archbishop Bruno Bernhard Heim , and the Archbishop of Southwark , Michael George Bowen .

On September 27, 2014, he announced that he had resigned as bishop because he had broken his priestly ordination promises. Pope Francis accepted the resignation on October 4th of the same year.

Web links

Entry on Kieran Thomas Conry on catholic-hierarchy.org

Individual evidence

^ Extra-marital affair: Pope accepts resignation from British bishop. In: Spiegel online. October 6, 2014, accessed October 7, 2014 .
^ Rinuncia del Vescovo di Arundel and Brighton (Inghilterra). In: Bollettino. Holy See Press Office , October 4, 2014, accessed October 7, 2014 (Italian).

predecessor	Office	successor
Cormac Murphy-O'Connor	Bishop of Arundel and Brighton 2001–2014	Richard Moth

personal data
SURNAME	Conry, Kieran Thomas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	British clergyman, Bishop Emeritus of Arundel and Brighton
DATE OF BIRTH	February 1, 1950
PLACE OF BIRTH	Coventry , UK

[1] Extra-marital affair: Pope accepts resignation from British bishop. In: Spiegel online. October 6, 2014, accessed October 7, 2014 .

[2] Rinuncia del Vescovo di Arundel and Brighton (Inghilterra). In: Bollettino. Holy See Press Office , October 4, 2014, accessed October 7, 2014 (Italian).