One of the three men removed from the Birmingham Oratory in May is to be sent to South Africa, it was announced today.

Fr Felix Selden, Apostolic Visitor of the Holy See for the worldwide Confederation of the Oratory of St Philip Neri, said in a statement that Brother Lewis Berry will be sent to the Oratory in Port Elizabeth in South Africa for “a period of at least one year”, starting in the first week of September.

He added that the decision was made “after consulting with the Fathers, and taking into account Brother Lewis Berry’s own views”.