Stephen Wright (Bishop)
Stephen James Lawrence Wright (born October 9, 1970 in Stafford ) is a British clergyman and appointed Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop in Birmingham .
Life
Stephen Wright acquired in 1992 at the University of Leicester a degree in Law and was a 1993 attorney admitted. He later studied philosophy and Catholic theology first at St. Mary's College in Oscott and then at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome , where he obtained a licentiate in Catholic theology. He received on 9 September 2000, the sacrament of Holy Orders .
After ordination, Stephen Wright was parish vicar of Corpus Christi parish in Stechford before becoming parish priest of St Joseph parish in Banbury in 2003 . From 2007 to 2019 Wright was the pastor of St. Mary's Parish in Burton upon Trent . From 2012 he was also Episcopal Vicar for the religious . Stephen Wright has been Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Birmingham since 2019 .
On 18 March 2020 Pope appointed him Francis to the titular of Ramsbiria and Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham. The consecration by the Archbishop of Birmingham, Bernard Longley , is scheduled for 10 June 2020th
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Rinuncia di Ausiliare dell'Arcidiocesi di Birmingham (Gran Bretagna) e nomina di Vescovi Ausiliari della medesima Arcidiocesi. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , March 18, 2020, accessed March 18, 2020 (Italian).
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| SURNAME | Wright, Stephen |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wright, Stephen James Lawrence (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British clergyman and Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop in Birmingham |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 9, 1970 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stafford |