Paul Swarbrick

Rt Revd Paul Swarbrick (born 2 July 1958) is a Roman Catholic prelate, who has served as Bishop of Lancaster since 2018.

The Right Reverend

Paul Swarbrick
Bishop of Lancaster
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ProvinceLiverpool
DioceseLancaster
SeeLancaster
Appointed12 February 2018
Installed9 April 2018
PredecessorMichael Gregory Campbell
Orders
Ordination10 July 1982
by Brian Charles Foley
Consecration9 April 2018
by Michael Gregory Campbell
Personal details
Born(1958-07-02)2 July 1958
Garstang, Lancashire, England
DenominationRoman Catholic
MottoSanctitas Praeter Pacem ("Holiness before peace")
Coat of arms

Early life and education

Born on 2 July 1958 at Garstang, Lancashire, England,[1][2] Swarbrick was educated at Lancaster Royal Grammar School, an all-boys school in Lancashire's county town.[2]

A distant cousin of Mgr Thomas Adamson, he prepared for Holy Orders at Ushaw College, a seminary in County Durham.[3]

Ordained ministry

On 10 July 1982, at the age of 24, he was ordained a priest by Bishop Brian Foley at St Mary and St Michael's Church, Garstang, in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lancaster.[1][4]

Swarbrick served as Assistant Priest at St Mary's Church, Kells, Whitehaven (1982–1983), and at St Maria Goretti Church, Preston (1983–1984),[2] before moving to Blackpool, where he served as chaplain to St Mary's Catholic High School and Assistant Priest at St Cuthbert's Church from 1984 to 1990.[5]

On 12 February 2018, Pope Francis appointed him Bishop of Lancaster,[3][5] being consecrated on 9 April 2018 by his predecessor, Bishop Michael Campbell.[1]

See also

References
  1. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Paul Swarbrick". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  2. "Former Pupil Paul Swarbrick Named Bishop of Lancaster". Lancaster Royal Grammar School. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  3. Gledhill, Ruth (12 February 2018). "Pope Francis appoints Canon Paul Swarbrick as new Bishop of Lancaster". Catholic Herald. Archived from the original on 24 November 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  4. Gledhill, Ruth (12 February 2018). "Parish priest expresses 'shock' after Pope Francis makes him a bishop". Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  5. "Our Bishop". The Diocese of Lancaster. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Michael Campbell		 Bishop of Lancaster
2018 to present		 Incumbent
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