About Stephen Wright
Born 1970. Stephen Wright is a British catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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. He was installed at St Mary's Cathedral in Newcastle on 19 July 2023.
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British Roman Catholic bishop
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Stephen Wright. https://biography.guide/stephen-wright-catholic-priest/
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