The Diocese of Clifton has a new bishop as of 14 March 2024. Pope Francis has appointed Rev. Canon Bosco MacDonald as the tenth Bishop of Clifton.
It follows the Pope on the same day acceptingthe resignation of the Right Reverend Declan Lang as Bishop of the Diocese of Clifton, one of 22 dioceses in England and Wales.
“I am humbled that His Holiness Pope Francis has called me to become the 10th Bishop of the Diocese of Clifton, following the retirement of Bishop Declan Lang who has served us so lovingly and faithfully for 23 years, giving his life completely to the joys and hopes as well as the challenges of our Catholic communities here in the West of England,” says Bishop-elect Bosco MacDonald.
