Seminary Archives - Catholic Bishops' Conference https://www.cbcew.org.uk/category/cbcew/vocation/formation/seminary/ England and Wales Mon, 03 Mar 2025 16:22:09 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2017/09/cropped-android-chrome-512x512-1-32x32.png Seminary Archives - Catholic Bishops' Conference https://www.cbcew.org.uk/category/cbcew/vocation/formation/seminary/ 32 32 174395915 New Rector and Spiritual Director appointed for the Pontifical Beda College https://www.cbcew.org.uk/new-rector-and-spiritual-director-appointed-for-the-pontifical-beda-college/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/new-rector-and-spiritual-director-appointed-for-the-pontifical-beda-college/#respond Mon, 03 Mar 2025 13:20:52 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=102221 Father Marcus Holden has been appointed Rector of the Pontifical Beda College in Rome. In addition, Father Steven Billington has been appointed Spiritual Director.  The Beda is a seminary, under the guidance of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, that provides formation for the priesthood for English-speaking men over 30. Seminarians receive formation […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/new-rector-and-spiritual-director-appointed-for-the-pontifical-beda-college/feed/ 0 102221 Rome’s best kept secret https://www.cbcew.org.uk/romes-best-kept-secret/ Fri, 25 Oct 2024 13:13:03 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?page_id=97153 What started life as a 13th-century monastery is now home to a uniquely Catholic residential conference facility in the hills above Rome and across a stunning lake from Castel Gandolfo – the summer residence for many popes. Palazzola is the perfect location for pilgrimages, retreats, conferences, weddings and holidays. Previous guests include the Bishops of […]

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]]> 97153 Book Review: These Walls Have Spoken https://www.cbcew.org.uk/book-review-these-walls-have-spoken/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/book-review-these-walls-have-spoken/#respond Fri, 28 Jul 2023 15:25:13 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=77824 Celebrating St John’s Seminary, Wonersh On Thursday 20 July, a final liturgy of Solemn Vespers of St John took place at St George’s Cathedral, Southwark, to mark the closure of St John’s Seminary, Wonersh, a house of formation for men training for the priesthood that served the Catholic Church in England and Wales for over […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/book-review-these-walls-have-spoken/feed/ 0 77824 St Mary’s College, Oscott welcomes new Rector https://www.cbcew.org.uk/st-marys-college-oscott-welcomes-new-rector/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/st-marys-college-oscott-welcomes-new-rector/#respond Mon, 26 Apr 2021 08:29:00 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=55360 The Most Reverend Bernard Longley, Archbishop of Birmingham, has appointed Fr Michael Dolman as the new Rector of St Mary’s College, Oscott. St Mary’s College, Oscott, the seminary of the Archdiocese of Birmingham forms men for the priesthood from 15 dioceses in England, Wales and Scotland, as well as Religious Congregations. It also prepares men […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/st-marys-college-oscott-welcomes-new-rector/feed/ 0 55360 New Rector appointed to the Venerable English College in Rome https://www.cbcew.org.uk/fr-wang-new-rector-of-venerable-english-college-rome/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/fr-wang-new-rector-of-venerable-english-college-rome/#respond Fri, 19 Mar 2021 19:20:00 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=54420 Father Stephen Wang has been appointed as the new Rector of the Venerable English College in Rome. Fr Wang, a priest of the Diocese of Westminster, will replace Monsignor Philip Whitmore, who has been Rector of the VEC since 2013. He will start his new ministry as Rector at the start of the new academic […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/fr-wang-new-rector-of-venerable-english-college-rome/feed/ 0 54420 Death of Rector of Oscott College https://www.cbcew.org.uk/death-of-rector-of-oscott-college/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/death-of-rector-of-oscott-college/#respond Sun, 31 Jan 2021 10:51:13 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=52563 Canon Giles Goward RIP Canon Giles Goward, the Rector of St Mary’s College Oscott, the Seminary in Birmingham that trains men for the priesthood, died peacefully at the College on Thursday 28 January after a brief illness. In announcing his death, the Most Reverend Bernard Longley, Archbishop of Birmingham, expressed his sadness and asked for […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/death-of-rector-of-oscott-college/feed/ 0 52563 New Rector appointed for St John’s Seminary Wonersh https://www.cbcew.org.uk/new-rector-appointed-for-st-johns-seminary-wonersh/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/new-rector-appointed-for-st-johns-seminary-wonersh/#respond Tue, 23 Jun 2020 12:29:00 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=47591 We are delighted to announce that Mgr Gerald Ewing has been appointed the new Rector of St John’s Seminary, Wonersh with immediate effect. Mgr Ewing has served as Vice-Rector since 2017 and has been Acting-Rector since Easter this year. He is a priest of the Archdiocese of Southwark, ordained in 1981, and has extensive pastoral […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/new-rector-appointed-for-st-johns-seminary-wonersh/feed/ 0 47591 New Rector announced for St John’s Seminary, Wonersh https://www.cbcew.org.uk/new-rector-announced-for-st-johns-seminary-wonersh/ Fri, 05 Feb 2016 19:22:00 +0000 https://cbcew.org.uk/new-rector-announced-for-st-johns-seminary-wonersh/ Wonersh Rector

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]]> 35323 New Rector Appointed to the Venerable English College in Rome https://www.cbcew.org.uk/new-rector-appointed-to-the-venerable-english-college-in-rome/ Sun, 09 Jun 2013 17:30:00 +0000 https://cbcew.org.uk/new-rector-appointed-to-the-venerable-english-college-in-rome/ VEC: New Rector

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