Stephen Wright (bishop)
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Wright in 2023
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Province | Liverpool |
| Diocese | Hexham and Newcastle |
| See | Hexham and Newcastle |
| Appointed | 14 June 2023 |
| Predecessor | Robert Byrne |
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| Ordination | 9 September 2000 by Vincent Gerard Nichols |
| Consecration | 9 October 2020 by Bernard Longley |
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| Birth name | Stephen James Lawrence Wright |
| Born | 9 October 1970 Stafford, United Kingdom |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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Priestly ordination
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| Ordained by | Vincent Gerard Nichols |
| Date of ordination | 9 September 2000 |
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Episcopal consecration
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| Principal consecrator | Bernard Longley |
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| Date of consecration | 9 October 2020 |
| Place of consecration | St Chad's Cathedral, Birmingham |
Stephen James Lawrence Wright (born 9 October 1970) is a British Roman Catholic prelate. Since 2023, he has served as Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle.
Biography
Wright was born on 9 October 1970 in Stafford in the Archdiocese of Birmingham. He was ordained a priest on 9 September 2000 for the same Archdiocese. After graduating in Law and qualifying to practice as a lawyer, he completed his ecclesiastical studies at seminary of St Mary's College, Oscott in Birmingham and at the Venerable English College in Rome. He obtained a licentiate in theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University.[1]
He has held the following offices: parish vicar of Corpus Christi Parish in Stechford, Birmingham (2000-2003); pastor of Saint Joseph's in Banbury (2003-2007); parish priest of Saint Mary and Modwen in Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire (2007-2019); episcopal vicar for religious (2012-2019); and since 2019, Vicar General.[1]
On 18 March 2020 he was appointed titular bishop of "Ramsbiria" (the Latin name of Ramsbury) and auxiliary in Birmingham, receiving episcopal consecration on the following 9 October.[1]
On 14 June 2023 he was appointed by Pope Francis as Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle, replacing Robert Byrne.[2] He was installed at St Mary's Cathedral in Newcastle on 19 July 2023.[1][3]
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| Preceded by | Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle 2023 - Present |
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