Peter Doyle (bishop)
| The Right Reverend Peter Doyle | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Northampton | |
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| Province | Westminster |
| Diocese | Northampton |
| Appointed | 24 May 2005 |
| Installed | 28 June 2005 |
| Predecessor | Kevin John Patrick McDonald |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 8 June 1968 |
| Consecration |
28 June 2005 by Cormac Murphy-O'Connor |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Peter John Haworth Doyle |
| Born |
May 3, 1944 Blackburn, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Peter John Haworth Doyle (born 3 May 1944) is the twelfth and current Roman Catholic Bishop of Northampton.
Early life
Doyle was born on 3 May 1944 in Wilpshire, Lancashire, the son of John Robert Doyle and his wife Alice Gertrude (née Haworth)[1] He was educated at St Ignatius' College, Stamford Hill, London, before ordination as a priest in 1968.[2]
Career
He was an Assistant Priest at Portsmouth and Windsor between 1968 and 1975,[1] then Administrator of the Cathedral of St John the Evangelist, Portsmouth, 1975 to 1987,[1] parish priest of St Joseph's, Maidenhead, 1987 to 1991 and of St Peter's, Winchester, 1991 to 2005,[1] and concurrently a Canon of St John's Cathedral, Portsmouth, from 1983 to 2005.[1]
Doyle's appointment to Northampton was Pope Benedict XVI's first senior appointment in the Roman Catholic Church in Britain.[3] He was consecrated at Northampton Cathedral on 28 June 2005 by Cormac Murphy-O'Connor.
Sportsman
Doyle played for rugby football clubs in Windsor and Portsmouth. He also plays golf and enjoys skiing.[1]
Lourdes
Doyle actively encourages people to travel to Lourdes, to which he has a great attachment.
The Northampton diocese, together with the Dioceses of Clifton, East Anglia, Portsmouth and Southwark, plus Stonyhurst College travel each year with the Catholic Association Pilgrimage to Lourdes. Doyle became the Patron of the Catholic Association Hospitalité from 2012, on the retirement of Bishop Crispian Hollis.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 . NORTHAMPTON, Bishop of, (RC) Rt Rev. Peter John Haworth Doyle in Who's Who 2007 online (A. & C. Black, London) (accessed 28 September 2007)
- ↑ Diocese of Northampton - The Bishop of Northampton accessed 15 September 2007
- ↑ BBC News - Pope names first British Bishop
- ↑ http://www.catholicassociation.co.uk/hospitalite/hospcounc.shtml
| Catholic Church titles | ||
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| Preceded by Kevin McDonald |
Bishop of Northampton 2005 to present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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