Bishop appointed for troubled English diocese
October 22, 2025
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CWN Editor's Note: Pope Leo XIV has appointed Auxiliary Bishop Nicholas Hudson of Westminster as bishop of Plymouth.
Over the past two years, the troubled diocese has seen the appointment of Canon Christopher Whitehead as bishop; the announcement that his ordination would not take place amid an investigation; the appointment of Bishop Philip Moger, a Southwark auxiliary, as bishop; the announcement of a delay in his installation; and his resignation.
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