bishops' conference Archives - Catholic Bishops' Conference https://www.cbcew.org.uk/tag/bishops-conference/ England and Wales Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:54:09 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2017/09/cropped-android-chrome-512x512-1-32x32.png bishops' conference Archives - Catholic Bishops' Conference https://www.cbcew.org.uk/tag/bishops-conference/ 32 32 174395915 Catholic Church in England and Wales https://www.cbcew.org.uk/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 10:31:46 +0000 http://bishopsconference.org.uk/?page_id=17446 Home Mission Sunday 20 September 2026 Those with long memories will be familiar with Home Mission Sunday. It is the title given to the day we ask our parishes to pray for the work of evangelisation and to support this vital work through a second collection. A few years ago, this day was re-named Evangelii Gaudium Sunday after Pope […]

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]]> 17446 New President elected for the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales https://www.cbcew.org.uk/new-president-elected-for-the-catholic-bishops-conference-of-england-and-wales/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/new-president-elected-for-the-catholic-bishops-conference-of-england-and-wales/#respond Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:46:32 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=116813 The Bishops of England and Wales have elected Archbishop Richard Moth, Archbishop of Westminster, as President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales. He succeeds Cardinal Vincent Nichols, his predecessor in Westminster, who served as President from April 2009. Archbishop Moth said: “It’s a real privilege to be in this position and I […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/new-president-elected-for-the-catholic-bishops-conference-of-england-and-wales/feed/ 0 116813 2026 Senedd Election https://www.cbcew.org.uk/2026-senedd-election/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:18:45 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?page_id=116253 The Senedd Election will take place on Thursday, 7 May 2026. Ahead of the election, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales has issued a document outlining the work of the Catholic Church in Wales as well as the Catholic community’s main policy requests. The Senedd is the Welsh Parliament where decisions are made […]

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]]> 116253 Statutes of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales https://www.cbcew.org.uk/statutes/ Wed, 04 Mar 2026 13:25:44 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?page_id=115645 The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, established by law as a permanent institution with juridical personality, is the assembly of bishops and those Ordinaries equivalent to bishops of these two countries exercising together certain pastoral offices for Christ’s faithful of their territory. Purpose The purpose of the Conference is to promote, in accordance […]

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]]> 115645 The Senedd Cymru honours Wales’s Catholic community  https://www.cbcew.org.uk/the-senedd-cymru-honours-waless-catholic-community/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/the-senedd-cymru-honours-waless-catholic-community/#respond Fri, 30 Jan 2026 16:39:00 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=114649 The Catholic community’s charitable and cultural contribution to Wales was celebrated in the Senedd Cymru on Wednesday, 28 January 2026.  More than 100 people attended the event, including the Most Reverend Mark O’Toole, Archbishop of Cardiff-Menevia; the Right Reverend Peter Brignall, Bishop of Wrexham; Jane Hutt, Labour MS for the Vale of Glamorgan and Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice; Delyth Jewell, MS for the South Wales East region and Deputy Leader of Plaid […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/the-senedd-cymru-honours-waless-catholic-community/feed/ 0 114649 Bishops appoint new General Secretary of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishops-appoint-canon-agley-new-general-secretary/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishops-appoint-canon-agley-new-general-secretary/#respond Mon, 22 Sep 2025 10:02:50 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=110374 When they met on Tuesday 16 September, the Bishops of England and Wales appointed Canon William Agley to serve as General Secretary of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales for a period of five years. A qualified solicitor and priest of the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle, Canon Agley served as an official […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishops-appoint-canon-agley-new-general-secretary/feed/ 0 110374 Bishops representing the Episcopal Conferences of England and Wales, Ireland and Scotland meet in London https://www.cbcew.org.uk/liaison-committee-england-and-wales-ireland-scotland-2025/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/liaison-committee-england-and-wales-ireland-scotland-2025/#respond Fri, 10 Jan 2025 15:23:16 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=100531 A group of bishops, led by the presidents of the Catholic Bishops’ Conferences of England and Wales, Ireland and Scotland met in London for two days, from 9-10 January, to discuss the issues of the day and to share times of fraternal prayer and reflection. Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster and President of the […]

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]]> 68768 Short Plenary Resolutions https://www.cbcew.org.uk/short-plenary-resolutions-autumn-2022/ Fri, 18 Nov 2022 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?page_id=68753 The Visit of the Relics of St Bernadette Following the fruitful visit and pilgrimage of the Relics of St Bernadette in the autumn of 2022, the Bishops’ Conference desires to express its thanks for all concerned with the promotion and execution of the tour, and especially to Bob Lavery and Gerry O’Malley who took care […]

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]]> 68753 Autumn Plenary 2022 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/autumn-plenary-2022/ Thu, 17 Nov 2022 13:17:03 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?page_id=68650 You can read our resolutions in the sections below and use the player to listen to audio from our press conference. Four of our Bishops spoke to journalists about matters raised in their autumn plenary meeting. Safeguarding, environmental issues, buffer zones, the synodal journey and more.

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