The Bishop of Wrexham welcomes the election of Pope Leo XIV
‘I rejoice with the whole Church at the election of as the next Bishop of Rome and as Pope the 266th successor to S. Peter. He is the first Augustinian Pope and the second from the Americas but now from North America, though with extensive pastoral experience gained in South America. Taking the name Leo, he acknowledges the important place of his predecessor Leo XIII (1878 -1903) whose prestige and influence led to a great spread of the Church in the USA. With his scholarly background of and leadership in the Order of Saint Augustine combined with his missionary and evangelising experience I see him giving the Church both continuity and continued renewal. Most recently and to date he has been Prefect of the Dicastery of Bishops and President of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America.
He is to be assured of the prayers and fidelity of the Church of Wrexham; may he be blessed and inspired with the wisdom of the Holy Spirit and know good health and peace throughout his Papacy.’
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The Rt Rev’d Peter M. Brignall
Bishop of Wrexham
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