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  1. FAQs

Chief Operating Officer

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Eric Kirwan is the Chief Operating Officer for the Archdiocese, with effect from Monday 8 March 2021.

Currently the Chair of Directors at Holy Family Catholic Multi-Academy Company (MAC) in Warwickshire. Prior to taking up this role he was a successful Chief Executive Officer with experience in both the private and charity sectors.

He is a parishioner and church warden at St Francis Catholic Church in Kenilworth and has been active in the parish community for many years.

Eric joins the Archdiocese following David Brooks’ retirement from the post. David had held the role since 2018.

Prior to his role at the Holy Family MAC, Eric was CEO at Modulex A/S in Denmark for several years.

Eric also holds the role of Non Executive Director at Snap Vision, UK. A role held since 2012 at an award-winning visual search and AI company.

[email protected]

Published: 21st March, 2018

Updated: 18th November, 2021

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What Should I Do if I think a Child or Adult in Vulnerable circumstances is at risk or being abused?

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If a Child or Adult in vulnerable circumstances is in immediate danger you must contact the Police.

If you have other concerns and there is no immediate danger, please contact the Safeguarding Team on 0121 230 6240.

Published: 23rd March, 2018

Updated: 22nd October, 2021

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Communication and Media

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Caroline Bletso and Faye Fawcett are the Press and Media Relations Officers for the Archdiocese, managed by Gerry Dryden, director of HR and Communications.

The team supports parishes and schools in all communication matters and responds to media enquiries.


Caroline and Faye are also responsible for managing the Archdiocese website, social media accounts and producing an e-newsletter.


The Sower, the diocesan magazine, is available here


Between them Caroline and Faye have extensive experience of working in the communications sector.


Contact the Communications Team:

Caroline Bletso - 074 6467 4630 - [email protected]

Faye Fawcett - 078 2378 9457 - [email protected]

Gerry Dryden - 074 9643 9043 - [email protected]

Also contactable via [email protected]

Published: 23rd March, 2018

Updated: 4th January, 2022

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Archbishop Bernard

About the Archbishop: Information and Engagements

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Engagements

About the Archbishop

Archbishop Bernard Longley was born in Manchester on 5 April, 1955 and was ordained Bishop and appointed as an Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Westminster, on 24th January 2003.
Archbishop Longley was Head of the Diocesan Pastoral Board and had pastoral responsibilities for the Deaneries of Camden, Hackney, Islington, Marylebone, Tower Hamlets, and Westminster.

Archbishop Bernard Longley studied at Xaverian College and the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester and New College, Oxford.
He was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton on 12th December 1981 at St John’s Seminary, Wonersh, and was Assistant Priest at St Joseph’s, Epsom, and Chaplain to Psychiatric Hospitals.

From 1987 to 1996 he was on the staff at St John’s Seminary, Wonersh, teaching dogmatic theology.

In 1991, he was appointed Surrey Chairman of the Arundel and Brighton Diocesan Commission for Christian Unity and in 1996 became National Ecumenical Officer at the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales.

In 1999 he was appointed Moderator of the Steering Committee of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland and also Assistant General Secretary of Catholic Bishops’ Conference with responsibilities for Ecumenism and Interreligious Affairs.

Archbishop Longley authored the Catholic Commentary on the Agreed Joint Statement by the International Anglican-Roman Catholic Commission for Unity and Mission – “Growing towards Unity and Mission” (2007).

The Archbishop was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI in October 2009 and was installed as the ninth Archbishop of Birmingham on Tuesday 8th December 2009. In 2010 Archbishop Longley was appointed by Pope Benedict as a member of the newly erected Pontifical Council for Promoting New Evangelization.

In 2011 Pope Benedict appointed the Archbishop as the co-Chairman of the Anglican Roman Catholic International Commission (ARCIC), with oversight of the third phase of Anglican-Catholic dialogue.

Contact

Email [email protected]

Jennifer Davies
Archbishop's Secretariat

Archbishop's House
8 Shadwell Street
Birmingham B4 6EY

Email [email protected]

Tel 0121 236 9090
Fax 0121 212 0171

Fr Dominic Cosslett
Archbishop's Secretariat

Archbishop's House
8 Shadwell Street
Birmingham B4 6EY

Email [email protected]
Tel 0121 236 9090
Fax 0121 212 0171

Published: 23rd March, 2018

Updated: 16th April, 2021

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Archbishop Bernard - Homilies

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2022

Pastoral Letter - 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time, 26-27 February 2022

Ash Wednesday - 2 March

Rite of Election - 6 March

Mass of Thanksgiving for the Directors and Governors of our Catholic Schools - 5 April

Palm Sunday - 10 April

Chrism Mass - 13 April

Easter Vigil - 16 April

2021

Christmas Second Sunday - 3 January

Baptism of the Lord - 10 January

Ash Wednesday - 17 February

First Sunday of Lent - 21 February

Feast of St Chad - 2 March

Third Sunday of Lent - 7 March

Fifth Sunday of Lent - 21 March

Chrism Mass - 31 March

Trinity Sunday - 30 May

Permanent Diaconate Ordination - 4 July

Permanent Diaconate Ordination - 4 September

Guild of St Stephen Mass - 25 September

Blessed Carlo Acutis Parish - 10 October

Midnight Mass - 24 December

2020

Rite of Election - March 2020

St George's Day - Thursday 23 April

Pastoral Letter - Fourth Sunday of Easter - 2 May 2020

Pentecost Sunday - Sunday 31 May 2020

Health Carers Mass - 18 June 2020

Episcopal Ordinations - 9 October 2020

Ordination of Permanent Deacons - Sunday 1 November 2020

Mass for the Faithful Departed Monday 2 November 2020

Chrism Mass - 21 November 2020

Civic Mass - 22 November 2020

Christmas Eve Mass, 10pm, St Chad's Cathedral

2019

Guild of St Stephen Mass - February 2019

Ash Wednesday - 6 March 2019

Pastoral Letter - 6/7 April 2019


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Chrism Mass - April 2019

Easter Vigil - April 2019

Easter Sunday - April 2019

Easter Monday Mass - April 2019

Diaconate Ordination at Oscott - June 2019

Civic Mass - November 2019

First Sunday of Advent - The God Who Speaks launch

Christmas 2019 - Midnight Mass at St Chad's Cathedral

Pastoral Letter - Feast of the Holy Family, 28-29 December 2019

2018

PALM SUNDAY 2018

CHRISM MASS 2018

GOOD FRIDAY 2018

EASTER VIGIL 2018

Pastoral Letter - Feast of Corpus Christi 2-3 June 2018

Wolverhampton SS Mary John 11th Sunday Per Annum. 16 June 2018

Ordination to the Priesthood Jason Mahoney and Robert Carey 7 July 2018

Stella Maris Mass 15 September

Diocesan Celebration Day Homily 14 Oct 2018

Civic Mass 25 November 2018

Walsingham Festival Coventry - 8 December 2018

Christmas 2018 - Midnight Mass at St Chad's Cathedral

Pastoral Letter - 29 and 30 December 2018

Trinity Sunday - Sunday 7 June 2020

Corpus Christi - Sunday 14 June 2020

Episcopal Ordinations +DE +SW 09 October 2020

Published: 24th March, 2018

Updated: 21st April, 2022

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Fundraising

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We support parishes and diocesan projects to access funding through grants, trusts and other income generation.

Jane Bamber is the Community Development and Fundraising Manager

Kevin Baugh is the Funding Officer

How can we help your parish?

It is our role to support parishes across the whole of the Archdiocese of Birmingham. We are paid for through the Parish Levy, so come at no extra cost to you. We can support you in a number of ways including:

  • Coming out to meet with you and discuss your ideas.
  • Talking over the phone.
  • Identifying funding opportunities for community projects, and other parish activities.
  • Helping to develop funding plans and strategies.
  • Helping you to develop capital projects in conjunction with specialist advice and support from our property team.
  • Helping with funding applications.
  • Speaking to funders on your behalf.
  • Signposting you to expert advice and supporting with partnership working.
  • Providing training at your parish.
  • Supporting you with legacy stewardship.
  • Supporting to develop regular giving campaigns; and community fundraising.
  • Providing you with a range of resources to help you fundraise for your parish.
  • Make grant applications to fund the VAT element of any works carried out on listed churches.

Enquiries

Contactless Giving Enquiries

We have co-ordinated a pilot exercise for Contactless Giving throughout a number of parishes within the Diocese.

It has now been decided to review the various learning points from this exercise before adding additional parishes to the scheme. Once we have a better understanding of the benefits (and challenges) which Contactless Giving has delivered, we will then put in place a plan for a much wider “roll-out” across the Archdiocese.

In doing this we may look to co-ordinate the operation at Deanery rather than individual parish level, using just one business supplier for the equipment.

If you have any contactless giving enquiries, feel free to send your details to [email protected] but please bear with us for the time being.  As soon as we are in a position to take this forward, we will get in touch.

Project & Grant funding Enquiries

If your enquiry relates to building project or site development funding, please contact the Property Team: [email protected]

For general fundraising enquiries, please contact Kevin Baugh- [email protected]

Published: 24th March, 2018

Updated: 23rd February, 2022

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HR and Staffing

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The HR department is led by Gerry Dryden, Human Resources & Communications Director:

Email: [email protected]
Tel.: 0121 230 6224

Published: 25th March, 2018

Updated: 18th November, 2021

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Bishop William Kenney

Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

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Engagements:


Right Reverend William Kenney CP, Titular Bishop of Midica


Bishop Kenney studied sociology and psychology at the universities of Växjö and Gothenburg and obtained a Fil kand (the same as a BA). He worked as a parish priest and academic sociologist within the Catholic Church in Sweden, before pursuing doctoral studies at the London School of Economics from 1977 to 1979.

He then lectured in the Sociology of Religion and was Director of Studies at the Department of Religious Studies in the University of Gothenburg between 1979 and 1982 and from 1984 to 1987. He was a General Councillor of the Passionist Congregation, resident in Rome, from 1982 to 1984. Bishop Kenney was ordained bishop on 24 August 1987 and appointed Auxiliary Bishop and Vicar General of the diocese of Stockholm.

One of his major concerns has been to build up the Caritas organisation of the diocese. Caritas is responsible for the pastoral-social work of the Church on both a national and international basis.

In 1991 he was elected President of Caritas Europe for a four-year term. The major part of this work concerned the problems of refugees and immigrants within Europe and the building up of the Caritas organisations in the eastern part of our continent. He was re-elected for a further four-year term in 1995. He served for three terms on the Legal Affairs Commission of Caritas Internationalis that has its headquarters in the Vatican.

In 1988 Bishop Kenney was awarded an honorary doctorate of Philosophy at the University of Gothenburg for his work in encouraging immigrant students to attend University. Besides his duties as Auxiliary Bishop in the Archdiocese of Birmingham, he lectures extensively, both in Sweden and abroad on social issues and on ecumenism and inter-religious dialogue. He is also internationally known as a retreat-leader, particularly for religious.
He has taken part in three Episcopal synods: in 1991 on Europe; 1994 on Religious Life; in 1999 the Second European Synod.

Through a Papal appointment in 2013, he is also co-chair of the international conversations between the Lutheran and Catholic Churches. He is a member to the International Department of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England & Wales (CBCEW) and represents the Conference in COMECE (Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community), and also has responsibility for the Conference’s work in Iraq, Sudan and South Sudan.
Bishop Kenney was elected Diocesan Administrator of the Archdiocese of Birmingham by the Cathedral Chapter. His term of office ended on the installation of Archbishop Bernard Longley, in December 2009.

He is a member of the Las Casas Advisory Board which promotes critical reflection on questions of human dignity in the light of Catholic social teaching and theology; a trustee of the Newman Trust, Oxford since 2012; a member of the diocesan Justice & Peace Commission and most recently, the Chair of the Pastoral Planning Group, which coordinates planning for the future of the Southern region of the diocese.

Pastoral Areas (Southern Deaneries):

Banbury, Coventry, Oxford (North & South), Rugby, Warwick.


Key responsibilities:

-Affirm & strengthen Catholic life in the Pastoral Area

-Represent the Archbishop locally

-Facilitate initiatives to strengthen and encourage the life of deaneries and parishes

-Carry out formal visitations to parishes

-Celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation

Residence:

St Hugh’s House
27 Hensington Road
Woodstock
Oxfordshire
Tel & Fax: 01993 812234
Email: [email protected]

PA to Bishop Kenney:
Ms Lucia Hattam
Tel: 01993 812234
Email: [email protected]

Published: 25th March, 2018

Updated: 29th April, 2022

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Bishop Stephen Wright

Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham

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The Reverend Canon Stephen James Lawrence Wright was born in Stafford, in the Archdiocese of Birmingham.

After obtaining a degree in law from the University of Leicester and the legal practice qualification, he completed his studies for preparation for the priesthood, first at Saint Mary’s College, Oscott, Birmingham, and then at the Venerable English College in Rome, where he was awarded a licentiate in theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University.

On 9 September 2000, he was ordained a priest for the archdiocese of Birmingham.

He subsequently held the following offices: parish vicar at Corpus Christi, Stechford, Birmingham (2000-2003); parish priest at Saint Joseph’s Banbury (2003-2007); parish priest at Saint Mary and Modwen, Burton on Trent, Staffordshire (2007-2019); episcopal vicar for Religious (2012-2019).

Bishop Stephen served as Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Birmingham from 2019 until his appointment in March 2020.

Pastoral Areas (Northern Deaneries):

Dudley, Lichfield, North Staffordshire, Stafford, Walsall, Wolverhampton.


Key responsibilities:

-Affirm & strengthen Catholic life in the Pastoral Area
-Represent the Archbishop locally
-Facilitate initiatives to strengthen and encourage the life of deaneries and parishes
-Carry out formal visitations to parishes
-Celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation

Residence

The Presbytery

Warren Place
Brownhills
West Midlands
WS8 6BY

01543 372759

[email protected]

Published: 26th March, 2018

Updated: 25th November, 2020

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Bishop David Evans

Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham

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The Reverend Canon David Ernest Charles Evans was born in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, in the Archdiocese of Birmingham.

He carried out his studies in preparation for the priesthood at the Venerable English College in Rome and was awarded a licentiate in philosophy and theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University.

On 29 July 1978, he was ordained a priest for the archdiocese of Birmingham.

He subsequently held the following offices: parish vicar at Saint Mary’s, Walsall (1979-1981) and at Saint Aloysius, Oxford (1981-1983); formator and vice-rector at Saint Mary’s College, Oscott, Birmingham (1983-2001); parish priest at Saint Austin’s, Stafford (2001-2006); episcopal vicar for Coventry, Warwickshire, and Oxfordshire (2006-2007); parish priest of Saint Theresa’s, Chalbury, Oxon (2007-2012).

Since 2014 he has served as parish priest of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour, Rednal, and since 2019, Episcopal Vicar for Birmingham and Worcester.

He is a member of the Birmingham Metropolitan Chapter, a Judge of the Birmingham Metropolitan Chapter, and a member of the Bishops’ Conference Department for Dialogue and Unity.

He has served on the English Anglican- Roman Catholic Committee and the Bishops’ Conference Committee for Faith and Culture.

Pastoral Areas:

Birmingham and Worcestershire

Key Responsibilities:

-Affirm & strengthen Catholic life in the Pastoral Area
-Represent the Archbishop locally
-Facilitate initiatives to strengthen and encourage the life of deaneries and parishes
-Carry out formal visitations to parishes
-Celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation

Residence:

Parish Presbytery

Old Oscott Road
Maryvale
Birmingham
B44 9SP

0121 243 1877

[email protected]

Published: 26th March, 2018

Updated: 1st December, 2020

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St Edmund’s Catholic Academy, Wolverhampton - Mathematics Teacher

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Closing Date: March 20, 2018


Teacher of Mathematics


Advert -St Edmunds Teacher of Mathematics
JD Teacher of Mathematics
THE MATHEMATICS FACULTY DESCRIPTION 2018 (3 documents)

Published: 26th March, 2018

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Legal

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Clare O’Brien is the Diocesan Solicitor and helps parishes with legal queries, particularly about property or data protection issues. She also assists any parish which receives a legacy with the necessary legal formalities.

Clare is the first port of call for any other legal queries from parishes.

She provides legal support to the trustees and to the curial office and assists the Diocesan Education Service with any legal issues they have.

Tel: 0121 230 6231

[email protected]

Debbie Jones is the Data Compliance Manager.

Tel:  0121 230 6271

[email protected]

Published: 26th March, 2018

Updated: 18th November, 2021

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Canon Paul Fitzpatrick

Episcopal Vicar

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Canon Paul Fitzpatrick Episcopal Vicar for the Pastoral Area of Coventry, Warwickshire and Oxfordshire

Canon Paul Fitzpatrick is Parish Priest of Sacred Heart, Henley on Thames.

He is also the Dean of the South Oxfordshire Deanery.

He is the Chair of the Care of the Clergy Committee.

The Chair of the Council of Priests.

The Administrator of the Johnson Association, which cares for the Sick and Retired Priests of the Archdiocese.  

He teaches NT John at St. Mary's College, Oscott, our Diocesan Seminary.

Pastoral Areas (Southern Deaneries):

Banbury, Coventry, Oxford (North & South), Rugby, Warwick.

Key responsibilities:

-Affirm & strengthen Catholic life in the Pastoral Area
-Represent the Archbishop locally
-Facilitate initiatives to strengthen and encourage the life of deaneries and parishes
-Carry out formal visitations to parishes
-Celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation

Residence

31 Vicarage Road
Henley-on-Thames
Oxfordshire
RG9 1HT

Tel: 01491 573258
Email: [email protected]

Published: 27th March, 2018

Updated: 2nd November, 2021

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Order Forms (Intranet)

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2017-GENERAL-ORDER-FORM.pdf

2017-GOLD-MEDAL-APPROVAL-AND-ORDER-FORM.pdf

2017-SILVER-MEDAL-APPROVAL-AND-ORDER-FORM.pdf

2017-SILVER-MEDAL-OF-MERIT-APPLICATION-AND-ORDER-FORM.pdf

Published: 27th March, 2018

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What is the Safeguarding Trustee Sub-Committee?

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Our work is overseen by a Safeguarding Trustee Sub-Committee which includes representatives from various organisations both Statutory and Voluntary, as well as those with roles in the Church.

The Chair is Professor Deirdre Kelly. 

Members

Professor Deirdre Kelly - Chair / Lead Safeguarding Trustee

Elisabeth Fisher - Vice Chair

Bishop Stephen Wright

Canon Richard Walker - Vicar General

Angela Randle - Parish Safeguarding Representative

Sr Teresa Billington - Religious

Graham Tilby – Birmingham Children’s Trust

Janet Tibbits - Kenelm Youth Trust (KYT)

Published: 27th March, 2018

Updated: 22nd October, 2021

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What training is available?

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All Parish Safeguarding Representatives have initial training in their role. We also offer advice workshops/ training for groups and parishes if they are requested - if your parish or group would like training please let us know and we will try to meet your needs.

In addition to this there is online training available, in the form of EduCare. If you have a role working with children, young people or adults who may be vulnerable, or if you are a parent who wants to understand on-line safety read the e-learning safeguarding brochure. This explains what training is available via e-learning and how to access any training that interests you.

This e-learning package is part of the Church’s commitment to safeguarding, recognising we all have a role to play in creating a safe environment.

Download now

If you are interested please contact the Safeguarding Team on [email protected]

Published: 27th March, 2018

Updated: 22nd October, 2021

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What is the Safer Recruitment process?

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The Safeguarding Team are responsible for the safe recruitment of volunteers in the Archdiocese. 

This system is largely managed by Parish Safeguarding Representatives who will provide the necessary forms for those who take responsibility for or who have significant regular contact with children or vulnerable adults. 

The forms are available on the Diocesan Intranet

Any enquiries about the recruitment process of the Criminal Records Bureau Disclosure system should be addressed to the office on 0121 230 6240.

Published: 27th March, 2018

Updated: 22nd October, 2021

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What are the policies and procedures for safeguarding in the Archdiocese of Birmingham?

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The Archdiocese of Birmingham follows the ‘one church’ approach to safeguarding as set out nationally. The CSSA procedures manual details the national procedures.

The Safeguarding Team is responsible for the implementation and management of these Safeguarding policies and procedures throughout the Archdiocese.

For queries in relation to this please contact the team directly on 0121 230 6240.

Published: 27th March, 2018

Updated: 16th February, 2022

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Marriage Tribunal

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Birmingham Metropolitan Tribunal


Judicial Vicar: The Reverend Joseph P McLoughlin BA STL JCL

Assistant: Rev Fr George Grynowski, LLB, Dip LG

Address

Birmingham Metropolitan Tribunal
Cathedral House
St Chad’s Queensway
Birmingham
B4 6EX


Contact

Frances Paisley: [email protected]

Mary Boylan: [email protected]

Trish Kennedy: [email protected]

Tina Ault: [email protected] 

Published: 27th March, 2018

Updated: 24th November, 2021

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Planning Dept

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Reverend Paul O’Connor, BA (Hons), BPL, MRTPI
Head of Planning, Archdiocese of Birmingham

0121 230 6270
07944 803701

[email protected]

As a qualified town planner, Deacon Paul can provide advice on how to progress planning matters and can assist parishes when there is proposed development near to them.

Where parishes are considering repairs or alterations to listed churches they can gain support and resources from the Historic Churches Committee.

Alternatively for repairs or alterations to non-listed churches advice is available from the Art and Architecture Committee. Deacon Paul can provide advice on approvals required and procedure to follow.

Deacon Paul can provide advice on burial ground issues, including columbariums.

Published: 28th March, 2018

Updated: 18th November, 2021

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Bishop Philip Pargeter

Retired

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Philip Pargeter was born in Wolverhampton on 13 June 1933. He was educated at St Hilda’s Primary School, Northenden, Manchester and at St Bede’s College, Manchester. He studied for the priesthood at Grove Park (1951 to 1952) and at St Mary’s Seminary, Oscott (1952 to 1959). He was ordained priest on 21 February 1959.

Bishop Pargeter served at Cotton College from 1959 to 1985 as a member of staff, Housemaster (1975 to 1984), Rector (1982 to 1985) and as parish priest for the local community (1984 to 1985). In June 1985 he was appointed Administrator of St Chad’s Cathedral. He was made a Canon of the Cathedral Chapter in 1986.

A keen ecumenist, Bishop Pargeter became Chairman of the Birmingham Council of Churches in 1988. In this capacity he has worked to forge stronger ecumenical links in the Birmingham area. He was ordained as titular Bishop of Valentiniana and auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham by Archbishop Couve de Murville 21 February 1990.

On 31 July 2009, Pope Benedict XVI accepted Bishop Pargeter’s resignation as Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham in accordance with canons 411 and 401§1.

Published: 29th March, 2018

Updated: 3rd April, 2018

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Bishop David McGough

Retired

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David Christopher McGough was born on 20 November 1944 in Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. He attended the Sacred Heart School, Tunstall; St Joseph’s Preparatory School, Trent Vale, Stoke-on-Trent, and Cotton College, North Staffordshire.

He studied for the priesthood at St Mary’s College, Oscott - the Diocesan Seminary - from 1963. He also studied at the Venerable English College in Rome and obtained a degree in Theology. He was ordained to the priesthood on 14 March 1970 by Bishop Joseph Cleary in his home Parish, the Sacred Heart, Tunstall. After a year teaching at the Diocesan Seminary he returned to Rome for Post Graduate Studies and gained a degree in Sacred Scripture in 1974.

Bishop McGough spent 15 years teaching Scripture to students for the Catholic Priesthood at Oscott College from 1974 until 1989. In 1986 he was appointed as Parish Priest at Christ the King, Kingstanding, Birmingham. He has been Parish Priest at Our Lady and All Saints, Stourbridge, since 1990.

His other responsibilities in the Archdiocese of Birmingham have been as Dean of the Dudley Deanery and Canon of St Chad’s Cathedral, Birmingham. He was appointed Episcopal Vicar for Walsall, Wolverhampton, the Black Country and Worcestershire in 2004. His hobbies are photography and heritage railways. He follows Stoke City Football Club from a distance.

He was ordained Bishop by Archbishop Nichols in St Chad’s Cathedral on 8 December 2005.

Residence:


The Rocks
106 Draycott Road
Tean
Staffordshire
Tel & Fax: 01538 722433
Email: [email protected]

Published: 29th March, 2018

Updated: 16th April, 2021

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Property

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The main role of the property team is to provide advice and guidance for management of parish property.

The property team also manages all property held centrally by the Archdiocese.

The team can advise you on the upkeep, maintenance and development of parish properties, health and safety compliance to ensure the effective running of buildings for parishes and communities.

The department supports with planning, inspections and surveys, lettings, maintenance and refurbishment.

Where parishes are considering repairs or alterations to listed churches they can gain support and resources from the Historic Churches Committee. Alternatively for repairs or alterations to non-listed churches advice is available from the Art and Architecture Committee.

Contacts

Geoff Taylor

Head of Property

0121 230 6282

For general advice and issues with the property team.

Lewis Massey

Property Administrator

0121 230 6221

For general enquiries. (For existing cases please contact the appropriate member of the property team directly)

Heidi Davies

Senior Surveyor

0121 230 6248

Joan Diamond

Senior Surveyor

0121 230 6232

For lettings, sales and acquisitions, title issues, work related leases - rent reviews, renewals etc., boundary disputes, maintenance obligations, rating Council Tax.

Tarnia McAlester

Surveyor

07717 711 382

For maintenance plans, building maintenance, repairs, advice on Quinquennial Inspections and subsequent Project Management, Accessibility Audits, asbestos and legionella issues.

Tom Stockwell

Listed Building Support Officer

0121 230 6289

As Tarnia above, for listed churches and associated parish buildings.

Published: 29th March, 2018

Updated: 13th December, 2021

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Barbara Labrosse has been appointed as Traveller Liaison Officer to work alongside Rev Fr Eamon Corduff

Barbara can be contacted on:

Email: [email protected]

Mobile: 07741 900305

Spiritual Support for Travellers and Romanies

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Published: 30th March, 2018

Updated: 18th November, 2021

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