Pope appoints Welsh priest as new Bishop of East Anglia

Pope Francis has appointed a prominent Welsh priest as the new Bishop of East Anglia.

Canon Peter Collins, a former vice rector of the Royal English College in Valladolid, Spain, will succeed the Rt Rev. Alan Hopes, who has resigned after reaching his 75^th birthday.

The bishop-elect will be consecrated as the fifth Bishop of East Anglia at the Cathedral Church of St John the Baptist, Norwich, on December 14.

The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Hopes as the Apostolic Administrator until the ordination and installation of Bishop-elect Collins takes place.