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"At a farewell Mass at the National Shrine in Walsingham, Bishop Alan Hopes of East Anglia paid a fulsome tribute to Mgr John Armitage for his hard work over the past five years as he prepared to start a new role as a priest in Canning Town, London. Here we reproduce just part of the bishops speech: 'Mgr John brought a huge amount of energy and generosity to the Shrine which I know you have loved from your early days. You created a whirlwind which has captivated and inspired so many different people in so many different ways. These last
five years have been a very significant ones in the life of the Shrine'." Story continues.
Image of Bishop Hopes and Mgr John Armitage.

"East Anglia Bishop Alan Hopes has paid tribute to Jacinta Welch, the Caritas East Anglia Development Worker, after her role finished at the end of its three-year contract." Story continues.
image: Jacinta Welch with group

"David McGough, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Birmingham, has conferred the ministry of lector [Benjamin Barnett] and acolyte [Peter Ho, Anthony Reilly] on three East Anglian seminarians from the Diocese of East Anglia." Story continues
image caption: "Bienn Carlo is pictured (right) with Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus David McGough"

"Bishop Peter Collins and Bishop Emeritus Alan Hopes joined Mgr. Philip Moger as he celebrated his last Mass as Rector of the National Catholic Shrine in Walsingham on Sunday 5th February. Mgr. Moger is preparing to take up his new role as Auxiliary Bishop-Elect for the Archdiocese of Southwark." Story continues
image caption: "Left to right above are Bishop Peter Collins, Bishop-Elect Philip Moger and Bishop
Emeritus Alan Hopes at the final Mass."

"A large congregation joined a Mass at St John's Cathedral, Norwich, as Bishop Alan Hopes inducted Fr Alan Hodgson as the new Dean of St John's Cathedral. Fr Alan was ordained in the cathedral in July 2019 and since then has served in the parishes of St Mary, Ipswich, and Our Lady and the English Martyrs, Cambridge." Story continues.
image caption: "Fr Alan Hodgson signing the Oath of Fidelity at St John's Cathedral."

"Fr Alban Hood from Douai Abbey has been appointed as the new chaplain at Fisher House, the University Chaplaincy at Cambridge. "I know that Fr Alban will receive a warm welcome from the Diocese," said Bishop Alan Hopes, "and in particular from those working and living in the Cambridge Deanery, whom he is looking forward to meeting in the near future." Story continues
Image caption "Fr Alban is a renowned spiritual director and leader of retreats".

"Friar James Mary McInerney has been appointed as Acting Rector of the Catholic National Shrine at Walsingham by Bishop Peter Collins, Bishop Emeritus Alan Hopes and the Shrine Trustees." Story continues.
image: Caption "... Friar James Mary McInerney inside the Slipper Chapel at Walsingham".

"Fr Bineesh Elanjikkal OCD will be moving back to India in September and St Mark's parish in Ipswich gave him a great send-off. The parish, which has been run for the past three vears by the Carmelites, held a three- day festival to celebrate the feast of Our Lady of
First Holy Communion at a concelebrated Mass with Fr Tijo
Mount Carmel, patron of the Carmelite order, from 15th-17th Jul." Story continues.
image 1: Fr Elanjikkal
image 2: parishioners singing in garden

"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

"The diocese of East Anglia has appointed a new director of music for the diocese and St John's Cathedral in Norwich", story continues
image 1 caption "David Grealy is the new Diocese of East Anglia director of music"

"The appointment of the Rt Rev Mgr Canon Philip Moger as the next rector of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham has been welcomed in East Anglia". Story continues.
Image: "The Rt Rev Mgr Canon Philip Moger"

"The Reverend Dr Robert Billing has been appointed the new Rector of the Catholic National Shrine of Our Lady at Walsingham in Norfolk. He will serve for a five-year term and will begin his new role on 1st September." Story continues.
image: Rev Dr Robert Billing

"Norwich: St John the Baptist Cathedral bid a sad farewell to much-loved priest Fr Arockilya Seelan on Sunday 27th January.
"Go, eat the fat, drink the sweet wine." With these words from Ezra the priest the congregation was sent out following a farewell Mass for Fr Seelan attended by over 300 people who turned out to wish him all the best for his new role and to thank him for his great contribution to St John's, particularly as chaplain at the
hospital. ..."

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.