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"Bishop of East Anglia, the Rt Rev Alan Hopes, celebrated the Silver Jubilee of his ordination to the Catholic priesthood with a Mass at St John's Cathedral in Norwich on 4th December. Also celebrating priesthood jubilees, and concelebrating with Bishop Alan, were Fr Dick Healey (40 years), Er John Barnes (25 years) and Fr Luke Goymour (10 years). Other diocesan priests celebrating jubilees this year include Canon Simon Blakeslev (30 years) and Canon David Paul (25 years)." Story continues.
Image showing Bishop Hopes in the Cathedral

"Bishop Alan Hopes has talked about his story of faith, his conversion to the Catholic Church and life as a bishop on the Ignite First Fridays YouTube show." Story continues.
Image caption: "Bishop Alan is pictured left with radio show host Ciaran Losasso"

Image of PACE May June 1976 - Page 1 - First Bishop for the new Diocese of East Anglia

Image of PACE May June 1976 - article "Introducing the Bishop of East Anglia" (Alan Clark)

Image of PACE May June 1976 - Page 2 - article continuing from page 1. "A Very Special Day"

Leading, front page, article : "Two years and five days since the death of Bishop Michael Evans resulted in East Anglia being a 'Vacant See', a crowd of about 2,500 packed St John's Cathedral, and a marquee in the its gardens where the Mass of Installation was relayed by CCTV, to welcome Bishop Alan Hopes as the fourth Bishop of East Anglia." story continues.
Image captioned "Bishop Alan at the Installation"

Article on page 2: "Dear brothers and sisters, My first message in our diocesan newspaper must begin with a heartfelt thank you for the wonderfully warm welcome you have given me. Thank you for your kind messages, your prayers and the presence of so many of you at the Cathedral for the Mass of Installation on 16 July." Story continues.

Centre page spread (pages 6&7)
"The installation of Bishop Alan Stephen Hopes as the fourth Bishop of East Anglia took place on the feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel." Story continues.
image 1 caption - "Bishop Alan is pictured in prayer at the West Door of the Cathedral"
image 2&3 caption - "Above and above right the packed Cathedral"
image 4 caption: " The statue of Our Lady of Walsingham was prominent at the Installation and the Cathedral Flower Group made the event colourful"
image 5 caption - "Deacon Alan McMahon reads the gospel"
image 6 caption - "Bishop Alan with Cardinal Cormac Murphy O'Connor"
image 7 - Bishop standing with Deacons
image 8,11, 12 - scenes of crowd in Cathedral gardens
image 9 - press with cameras
image 10 caption - "Bishop Alan with Archbishop Longley of Birmingham"
image 13 caption - " He addresses representative of the Queen and civic dignatories"
image 14 caption - "The Installation was full of symbolism, above, Bishop Alan installed by Archbishop Vincent Nichols"
image 15 caption - "... leaving the Cathedral to the applaus of the congrgation"
image 16 caption - "celebrating Mass"
image 17 caption - "Bishop Alan received the crozier from Archbishop Vincent Nichols"

3-7 - announcing that he is taking on the Diocese of Northampton

"Having accepted the resignation of Bishop Alan Hopes as the fourth Bishop of East Anglia, in accordance with Canon 401S1, the Holy Father, Pope Francis has appointed Rev Canon Peter Collins, a priest of the Archdiocese of Cardiff, as the fifth Bishop of East Anglia." Story continues
image insert - Bishop-elect Collins at podium in St John the Baptist RC Cathedral

"In his first Christmas message as the new Bishop of East Anglia, the Rt Rev Peter Collins looks at the good news that enlightens a world threatened by darkness." Story continues
image caption: "The Episcopal Ordination of Peter Collins as the fifth Bishop of East Anglia"

"In his first Christmas message as the new Bishop of East Anglia. Bishop Peter Collins looks at the good news that enlightens a world threatened by darkness." Story continues
image caption: [a correction plus] "...Bishop Peter is pictured right."

"Canon Peter Collins was ordained as the fifth Bishop of East Anglia at St John's Cathedral in Norwich on 14th December, before a congregation of up to 1,100 people including Cardinal Vincent Nichols, over 20 bishops, and civic and ecumenical guests." Story continues
image 1: Bishop Alan Hopes hold us the Bible
image 2: Bible is suspended over Bishop Peter's head