Bishop Alan Hopes was installed as the new Bishop of East Anglia yesterday at St John the Baptist Cathedral, Norwich. The cathedral was at full capacity of nearly 2,000 people for the installment Mass as the 69-year-old became the fourth bishop of East Anglia. The people of East Anglia had waited a long time for a new bishop, he said at the installation. He succeeds Bishop Michael Evans who died in July 2011. Bishop Hopes served as a priest in the Church of England until 1994 when he was accepted into the Catholic Church. As a Catholic priest, he served in parishes in Kensington and Chelsea. In 2003, he was appointed as an Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Westminster. The new bishop’s diocese includes the parishes of Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.
2:50 PM
Bishop Hopes is installed as new Bishop of East Anglia
Bishop Alan Hopes was installed at St John the Baptist Cathedral, Norwich
Mary Katherine Haley
1 min read
Already a subscriber? Sign in
5freearticles every month
Continue reading with a free account. No card needed.
- Five free articles every thirty days, on any device you sign in on
- The Catholic Herald newsletter, every morning
- Subscribe whenever you like for everything: every article and the magazine
Related articles
NewsroomInjured priest tells Poles: ‘Do not blame Ukraine’ for convent attack
Fr Adrian Mantykiewicz, who was injured in the attack that killed a fellow priest, has urged Catholics to pray for the assailant and not blame Ukrainians for his actions
Corrie Douglas-Young
NewsroomChurch leaders urge Drumcree dialogue: ‘Too much is at stake’
Corrie Douglas-Young
NewsroomThousands of Irish children to join global Rosary campaign
Corrie Douglas-Young
NewsroomTikTok priest urges young people to stand with persecuted Christians
Nathalie Raffray
NewsroomBaby born at 25 weeks reunites with neonatologist two years after leaving hospital
The Catholic Herald
subscribe to the catholic herald today
Our best content is exclusively available to our subscribers. Subscribe today and gain instant access to expert analysis, in-depth articles, and thought-provoking insights—anytime, anywhere. Don’t miss out on the conversations that matter most.
Subscribe
