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05-04-2025
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New Archbishop of Liverpool announced as Malcolm McMahon to retire
Liverpool Archbishop Malcolm McMahon has announced he is retiring. The Archbishop made the announcement at Morning Prayer on Saturday, April 5 at the city's Metropolitan Cathedral. Archbishop McMahon has served as Archbishop of Liverpool since 2014. He was enthroned at Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral on May 1 2014, the Feast of Saint Joseph the Worker, before a congregation of 3,000 people Previously, he was Bishop of Nottingham from 2000 to 2014. He will be succeeded by Bishop John Sherrington as the tenth Archbishop of Liverpool. READ MORE: 'Predatory' Merseyside doctor struck off after shocking allegations READ MORE: 'Little girl playing in front garden' as shots fired at neighbouring house Announcing his retirement and who his successor would be, Archbishop McMahon said: "In Rome some great news was announced this morning and we thank you for coming. "The Holy Father has announced John Sherrington as the tenth Archbishop of Liverpool. We are grateful to God. Bishop Sherrington has considerable talents and skills, but most of all we are receiving a man of deep prayer who loves the Lord Jesus and who loves His Church. "I have had the pleasure to serve with him in the Diocese of Nottingham and in the Bishops' Conference of England and Wales and I am delighted to welcome him today. "Today is a day of jubilee, we have a new shepherd, teacher and high priest in our diocese. "I am yesterday's man until Tuesday, May 27 when he will be installed." Archbishop Sherrington's installation will take place in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King on Tuesday, 27 May at 12 noon. Ordained as a priest for the Diocese of Nottingham on 13 June 1987, Bishop Sherrington has been an Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster and Titular Bishop of Hilta since 14 September 2011. Archbishop McMahon was born and brought up in London. When he left school, he studied mechanical engineering at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology. He worked in the transport industry before joining the Order of Preachers (Dominicans) in 1976 and was ordained to the priesthood by Cardinal Basil Hume on 26 June 1982. Archbishop McMahon is the vice president of the Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, a trustee for the Catholic Trust for England and Wales (CATEW) and National President of Pax Christi, the International Catholic Movement for Peace. Bishop John Sherrington was born in Leicester on 5 January 1958. Before entering the seminary, he graduated with a BA in mathematics from Queens' College, Cambridge.
Yahoo
26-03-2025
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Carlisle's director of ordinands set to retire after nearly 10 years
The Diocese of Carlisle's director of ordinands is set to retire. Reverend Canon Peter Clement has been in the role for nearly 10 years, having started the role in September 2015. In 2004, he started work as part of the DDO team in the Diocese of Bradford. He then served for eight and a half years as director of ordinands in the Dioceses of Ripon and Leeds. Mr Clement said: "It has been both a joy and privilege to walk with so many people over the years, as they looked to faithfully discern God's call to ordained ministry. "Such a calling is not to be taken lightly and so it is vital that candidates feel they have all the necessary help, advice and prayerful support as they step out in faith. "Over the years it has been wonderful to see so many lives transformed by God's guiding hand. "It has also been particularly uplifting to see so many people ordained as self-supporting ministers in recent years, with them often holding down a salaried job elsewhere whilst fully committing to their ordained ministry, too. "My prayers will remain with all those who I have had the joy to help." Mr Clement is set to retire on Easter Sunday, but will still attend this year's Petertide ordination service at Carlisle Cathedral on Saturday, June 28, at 11am. He has decided to retire earlier than expected due to long Covid. Mr Clement, who is a Third Order Franciscan, was born in south London where he lived until he went to the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology to study construction management. He was a trainee quantity surveyor but felt a calling to ministry and was ordained at the age of 27. He worked in five dioceses prior to moving to the Diocese of Carlisle. Rt Rev Rob Saner-Haigh, the acting Bishop of Carlisle, said: "I want to register my thanks for all that Peter has done to nurture and grow the vocations of so many people and support them on their journey to ordained ministry. "A director of ordinands is a specialist role and requires someone who can readily identify what ministry God may be calling a person to. "They must possess the skill to gently nudge people along the way whilst being a constant support. "Peter has done both so well. "My prayers will be with him and all his family as he prepares to step back from full-time ministry, and I give thanks for all he has brought to our Diocese." Following Mr Clement's retirement, the Rev Canon Jane Maycock will take on the role of acting diocesan director of ordinands until a full-time replacement is recruited.
