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John Patrick Crowley

b. 1941

English Catholic Bishop

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About John Patrick Crowley

Born 1941. John Patrick Crowley is a British catholic priest and catholic bishop.

John Patrick Crowley (born 23 June 1941 in Newbury, England) is a retired Roman Catholic bishop of Diocese of Middlesbrough, England, who carries the honorary title of Bishop Emeritus.

He was ordained a priest in 1965, and, as secretary to Cardinal Basil Hume, was appointed an auxiliary bishop, as titular Bishop of Tala, for the Archdiocese of Westminster, in 1986. In this post he had particular oversight of the diocese's parishes in Central London. On 3 November 1992 he became the 6th Bishop of Middlesbrough.

Crowley delivered the homily at the requiem for Cardinal Hume in Westminster Cathedral in June 1999.

In June 2001 Crowley agreed to celebrate Mass at a service of thanksgiving for a 25-year homosexual partnership between two Catholics, but withdrew at the last minute after a telephone call from Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, who reportedly asked him not to attend. There was further controversy in 2005 when, during a radio interview, Crowley expressed the hope that married priests might be allowed in the Church within his lifetime.

His resignation from his post ten years before the customary date, which he said was due to the toll of pressures of leadership in a particularly challenging era for the Church,

he was based in the parish of Our Lady of Lourdes, in Wanstead, London

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Diocesan bishop, Titular bishop, Auxiliary bishop
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John Crowley

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Who is John Patrick Crowley?

English Catholic Bishop

When was John Patrick Crowley born?

John Patrick Crowley was born on 23 June 1941 in Newbury.

What is John Patrick Crowley's occupation?

John Patrick Crowley is a catholic priest and catholic bishop.

What nationality is John Patrick Crowley?

John Patrick Crowley is British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: John Patrick Crowley

· Wikidata: Q1701347

· DBpedia: John Crowley (bishop)

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