Belmont Abbey was the scene of the ordination to the priesthood of Dom Andrew Berry, monk of the same monastery, on June 24.

The ordaining bishop was Bishop Tom Burns of Menevia and he was joined by more than 50 priests from Belmont and other monasteries as well as from various dioceses of England and Wales.

Dom Andrew Berry comes from Bolton, Lancashire, and is a convert to the Catholic Church.
Although he had studied theology before joining the monastery eight years' ago, he completed his studies for the priesthood at St Mary's College, Oscott, West Midlands.