A report on the permission to be ordained for a married man as a Catholic priest. Date not yet set for the ordination.
Catholic Herald"Prameel Joseph from St Luke's in Peterborough has fulfilled a calling he has felt for many years after he was ordained to the diaconate by Bishop Alan Hopes at St John's Cathedral. When he was younger, Prameel, who is from India, joined the Rosminian Fathers religious congregation. During a discerrnent at the end of two years, however, it became clear the Prameel was called to live his vocation in married life." Story continues.
Image caption: "Prameel is ordained by Bishop Alan"
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"Reply of the Holy Father to the Address presented to his Holiness by the Priests of England and Scotland, on the Fiftieth Anniversary of his First Mass." Addressed to Archbishop Henry Manning in Westminster
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Morris, KeithOur Cathedral celebrates 100 years; 2 to be ordained - the first nine years; 6 seminarians; need vocations from within the diocese; Jesus the Good Shepherd
Evans, Michael Charles Rev MTh (1951-2011)Bishop's heraldry on cover
Anglicans received into Catholic Church i East Anglia; approval of Holy See for some to become Catholic priests; married men and celibacy; not same situation as Catholic priests who left to be married - not accepted to become married after being ordained; be generous; pray for vocations
"Archbishop Miguel Maury Buendía, the Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain, made a special visit to the National Shrine and Basilica of Our Lady in Walsingham on Monday, 12th June as part of celebrations to blessed to mark the 15th anniversary of his Episcopal ordination." Story continues.
image 1 caption: "From left: Bishop Peter Collins, Archbishop Miguel Maury Buendía and Bishop Emeritus Alan Hopes."
image 2: procession
"A deacon who will soon serve in Norwich has been ordained a priest at a mass at the city's St John the Baptist Cathedral". Story continues
image caption: "Fr Michael Smith with the Rt Rev Alan Hopes, Bishop of East Anglia, outside the Cathedral of St John the Baptist in Norwich"
"Bishop Alan Hopes ordained Guinluca Savini in St John's Cathedral as the latest member of the permanent diaconate in the diocese of East Anglia. Gianluca Savini will be serving at Our Lady and the English Martyrs, Cambridge. He is married to Erminia and they have four children." Story continues.
image 1: Deacon Savini and Bishop Hopes
"A record-breaking event which saw five men ordained as Catholic Priests in one day has taken place in Norwich". Article continues...
Image: Bishop Hopes with the five newly ordained priests; 4 others.
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Morris, Keith"Bishop Emeritus Alan Hopes reflected on 27 years of ministry, a few days before he ordained his successor, Peter Collins, as Bishop of East Anglia in mid Decembe, speaking to BBC Radio Suffolk and BBC Radio Norfolk." Story continues
image caption: "Bishop Alan ordains his successor as Bishop of East Anglia, Peter Collins"
"Norwich: An event unprecedented in the 43-year history of the Diocese of East Anglia took place on Saturday 6th July in St John's Cathedral, when five men [Alfonso-Jude Belna, Michael Brookes, Simon Davies, Alan Hodgson, Paul Spellman] were ordained as priests in a single day.". The article continues...
The Catholic Times"An event unprecedented in the 43-year history of the diocese of East Anglia took place in St John's Catholic Cathedral, Norwich, when five men were ordained as priests on a single day." story continues.
image : Bp Hopes in a group with the 5 new priests [Alfonso-Jude Belnas, Michael Brookes, Simon Davies, Alan Hodgson,Paul Spellman]
On 16 December 2018 Fr Pat Clearly marked 40 years since his ordination. He was also installed as Parish priest at Our Lady and St Thomas of Canterbury in Wymondham.
The Catholic Universe (1860-2021)2 URLs
"With a record number of Catholic priests ordained in Norwich on Saturday, Fr David Bagstaff talks to BBC Radio Suffolk about the ordinations."
pg 1: First Televised Ordination (Rev Gary Dowsey at St Mary's Church, Great Yarmouth) by Independent TV.
pg 2: The Ordinand; Theological and Immediate Training
pg 3: The Parish of Saint Mary's, Great Yarmouth; The Ceremony
pg 4: The Congregation; Television Direction (Mr Peter Townley, Anglia Television) (commentary by Fr Robert Manley) (Interview with Gary Dowsey in Oscott College)
"For the third time in two months, the Pope has given permission for a former Anglican priest to be ordained as a Catholic priest." Comment from Peter Cornwall, one of the earlier priests referred to. Comment by the author on celibacy in the priesthood.
The IndependentA short report on the permission to be ordained for married man as a Catholic priest.
Eastern Daily PressAd Lima - an outline of an audience with the Pope; English College - students (Stephen Porter, Robin Hawes, Eugene Harkness, Robert le Tellier, John Hynd, Jonathan Cutting at Oscot, Dermot Fenlon's ordination; Students -All Hallows (Brendan Moffatt, David Finegan), Oscott (Paul Maddison), Innsbruck (Nicholas Kearney); The Year 1982; The Diocese; The Parishes; 1983 - Cathedral debt
Clark, Alan Charles Rev DD (1919-2002)