New Bishop of East Anglia appointed
His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI, Cardinal William Levada (Prefect of the Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith), Mgr Keith Newton and Bishop Alan Hopes (Auxiliary for the Diocese of Westminster and Episcopal Delegate of the Bishops' Conference of England & Wales for the Ordinariate), presenting a copy of Fr Michael Rear's Walsingham, Pilgrims and Pilgrimages Photo (c) Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham. New Bishop of East Anglia appointed! At last! Some movement on the episcopal scene! Pope Francis has today, 11th June 2013, appointed Bishop Alan Hopes, currently Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, to become the fourth Bishop of East Anglia. He is a great friend of the Ordinariate and a valiant defender of the unborn having led a 40 Days for Life vigil last year at Bedford Square and consequently suffered quite a bit of vitriol & abuse as was reported at the time by Caroline Farrow . Afterward the vigil, Bishop Hopes provided this...