New Catholic bishop set to be installed at cathedral in Douglas
A new Catholic bishop will be officially installed in Douglas later.John Sherrington was named as Archbishop of Liverpool by the late Pope Francis in early April. The archdiocese includes the Isle of Man.He is due to formally assume his new role following a ceremony at the Church of Saint Mary of the Isle at 14:00 BST.Archbishop Sherrington's installation at his "co-cathedral" - Liverpool's Metropolitan Cathedral, 80 miles (129km) away across the Irish Sea - took place on 27 May.
In addition to the Isle of Man, the archdiocese covers Merseyside as well as parts of Cheshire and Greater Manchester, and an area of Lancashire south-west of the River Ribble.The elevation of the Manx cathedral in November 2023 followed Douglas being awarded city status as part of the late Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee celebrations in 2022.
Archbishop Sherrington moves from the Diocese of Westminster to succeed the Rt Rev Malcolm McMahon OP, who has been in the post since May 2014.Archbishop McMahon submitted his resignation to the late pontiff last year, having reached the usual retirement age for bishops of 75.Bishop Sherrington was ordained a priest in the Diocese of Nottingham in 1987.He was also ordained as an Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster and Titular Bishop of Hilta in 2011.
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