Stephen Wright (bishop)

History
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained by	Vincent Gerard Nichols
Date	9 September 2000
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	Bernard Longley
Co-consecrators	David Christopher McGough; William Kenney;
Date	9 October 2020
Place	St Chad's Cathedral, Birmingham

History
Ordination history of; Stephen Wright
Ordained by
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained by	Vincent Gerard Nichols
Date	9 September 2000
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	Bernard Longley
Co-consecrators	David Christopher McGough; William Kenney;
Date	9 October 2020
Place	St Chad's Cathedral, Birmingham

The Right Reverend

Stephen Wright
The Right Reverend; Stephen Wright
Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle
	Wright in 2023
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Province	Liverpool
Diocese	Hexham and Newcastle
See	Hexham and Newcastle
Appointed	14 June 2023
Predecessor	Robert Byrne
Orders
Ordination	9 September 2000; by Vincent Gerard Nichols
Consecration	9 October 2020; by Bernard Longley
Personal details
Born	Stephen James Lawrence Wright; 9 October 1970 (age 53); Stafford, United Kingdom
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Previous post(s)	Auxiliary Bishop in Birmingham; Titular Bishop of Ramsbiria;
Alma mater	St Mary's College, Oscott; Venerable English College; Pontifical Gregorian University;

Stephen James Lawrence Wright (born 9 October 1970) is a British Roman Catholic prelate. Since 2023, he has served as Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle.

Biography

Wright was born on 9 October 1970 in Stafford in the Archdiocese of Birmingham. He was ordained a priest on 9 September 2000 for the same Archdiocese. After graduating in Law and qualifying to practice as a lawyer, he completed his ecclesiastical studies at seminary of St Mary's College, Oscott in Birmingham and at the Venerable English College in Rome. He obtained a licentiate in theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University.^[1]

He has held the following offices: parish vicar of Corpus Christi Parish in Stechford, Birmingham (2000-2003); pastor of Saint Joseph's in Banbury (2003-2007); parish priest of Saint Mary and Modwen in Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire (2007-2019); episcopal vicar for religious (2012-2019); and since 2019, Vicar General.^[1]

On 18 March 2020 he was appointed titular bishop of "Ramsbiria" (the Latin name of Ramsbury) and auxiliary in Birmingham, receiving episcopal consecration on the following 9 October.^[1]

On 14 June 2023 he was appointed by Pope Francis as Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle, replacing Robert Byrne.^[2] He was installed at St Mary's Cathedral in Newcastle on 19 July 2023.^[1]^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Rt Rev. Stephen Wright". Catholic Bishops' Conference. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
^ "Appointment of a new Bishop for the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle" (Press release). London, England: Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales. Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
^ "Bishop Stephen Wright Installed 15th Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle". Catholic Bishops' Conference. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.

External links

"Stephen James Lawrence Wright". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 14 June 2023.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Robert Byrne	Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle 2023 - Present	Incumbent

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[:0-1] "Rt Rev. Stephen Wright". Catholic Bishops' Conference. Retrieved 19 July 2023.

[EAAppointment-2] "Appointment of a new Bishop for the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle" (Press release). London, England: Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales. Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.

[3] "Bishop Stephen Wright Installed 15th Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle". Catholic Bishops' Conference. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.

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