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Appointed Bishop of Hexham on 29 September 1850. His episcopal title changed to Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle on 23 May 1861. In 1861, the bishopric changed its name to Hexham and Newcastle. Bishops of Hexham and Newcastle From Until Incumbent Notes 1861: 1866 William Hogarth: Previously Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District (1848–1850).
Joseph McCormack (1887–1958) was an English prelate who served as the Roman Catholic Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle from 1936 to 1958. [1]Born on 17 May 1887, he was ordained to the priesthood on 11 August 1912.
On 18 March 2020 he was appointed titular bishop of "Ramsbiria" (the Latin name of Ramsbury) and auxiliary in Birmingham, receiving episcopal consecration on the following 9 October. [ 1 ] On 14 June 2023 he was appointed by Pope Francis as Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle , replacing Robert Byrne . [ 2 ]
James Chadwick (24 April 1813 at Drogheda, Ireland [1] – 14 May 1882 at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and buried at Ushaw) was an Anglo-Irish Roman Catholic priest, and second Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle. He is famous for writing the lyrics of the song Angels We Have Heard on High.
His episcopal title was changed on 23 May 1861 to Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle when it was decreed that St Mary's Cathedral, Newcastle upon Tyne should be the bishop's seat, and the Episcopal see should be renamed the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle. [7] He died in office at Darlington on 29 January 1866, aged 79. [1]
He served as Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle from 1889 to 1909. [1] Born at Harperley Park, Harperley, County Durham on 5 April 1825, he was educated at Harrow and at Durham University. He graduated with a 6th class (ordinary) BA in April 1845 and with an LTh in June of the same year. [2] He converted to Catholicism in 1846. [3]
Robert Byrne, C.O. (born 22 September 1956) is a prelate of the Catholic Church in England. He was the 14th Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle from 2019 to 2022. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Birmingham and the titular bishop of Cuncacestre.
Kevin John Dunn was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire on 9 July 1950 and educated at St Mary's Primary School and St Patrick's Secondary School (both Newcastle-under-Lyme). He studied at Christleton Hall in Chester , and studied A Levels at Cotton College, North Staffordshire .