Owen Swindlehurst
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The Right Reverend Owen Francis Swindlehurst (10 May 1928 – 28 August 1995) was Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle and Titular Bishop of Cuncacestre under Bishops Hugh Lindsay
and Ambrose Griffiths
from 1977 until his death.
Born at Newburn
, he studied in Rome and was ordained to the priesthood on 11 July 1954, aged 26. On 10 June 1977, aged 49, he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle by Pope Paul VI
, and nominated to the titular see of Cuncacestre (St Cuthbert's or Chester-le-Street
). He was ordained on 25 July 1977 at St Mary's Cathedral, Newcastle upon Tyne
. Together with retiring Bishop Hugh Lindsay
he acted as one of the principal co-consecrating bishops at the Episcopal Ordination of Abbot Ambrose Griffiths
, who became the twelfth Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle
.
Bishop Swindlehurst died on 28 August 1995, aged 67, and was buried at Our Blessed Lady Immaculate, Washington, Tyne and Wear
. He had been a priest for 41 years and a bishop for 18 years.
Bishop Hugh Lindsay
Hugh Lindsay was a bishop of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales.Hugh Lindsay was born in Newcastle upon Tyne on 20 June 1927. He was educated at St Cuthbert's Grammar School, Newcastle upon Tyne, and Ushaw College, Durham...
and Ambrose Griffiths
Ambrose Griffiths
Dom Ambrose Griffiths, OSB, KC*HS was a Roman Catholic bishop of the Catholic Church in England and Wales, and a Benedictine abbot....
from 1977 until his death.
Born at Newburn
Newburn
Newburn is a semi rural village, parish, electoral ward and former urban district in western Tyne and Wear, North East England. Situated on the banks of the River Tyne, it is built rising up the valley from the river...
, he studied in Rome and was ordained to the priesthood on 11 July 1954, aged 26. On 10 June 1977, aged 49, he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle by Pope Paul VI
Pope Paul VI
Paul VI , born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church from 21 June 1963 until his death on 6 August 1978. Succeeding Pope John XXIII, who had convened the Second Vatican Council, he decided to continue it...
, and nominated to the titular see of Cuncacestre (St Cuthbert's or Chester-le-Street
Chester-le-Street
Chester-le-Street is a town in County Durham, England. It has a history going back to Roman times when it was called Concangis. The town is located south of Newcastle upon Tyne and west of Sunderland on the River Wear...
). He was ordained on 25 July 1977 at St Mary's Cathedral, Newcastle upon Tyne
St Mary's Cathedral, Newcastle upon Tyne
The Cathedral Church of St Mary is a Catholic cathedral in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, the mother church of the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle and seat of the Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle. The Cathedral, situated on Clayton Street, was designed by Augustus Welby Pugin and built between 1842...
. Together with retiring Bishop Hugh Lindsay
Bishop Hugh Lindsay
Hugh Lindsay was a bishop of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales.Hugh Lindsay was born in Newcastle upon Tyne on 20 June 1927. He was educated at St Cuthbert's Grammar School, Newcastle upon Tyne, and Ushaw College, Durham...
he acted as one of the principal co-consecrating bishops at the Episcopal Ordination of Abbot Ambrose Griffiths
Ambrose Griffiths
Dom Ambrose Griffiths, OSB, KC*HS was a Roman Catholic bishop of the Catholic Church in England and Wales, and a Benedictine abbot....
, who became the twelfth Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle
Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle
The Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle in the Province of Liverpool, known also on occasion as the Northern Province.-History:...
.
Bishop Swindlehurst died on 28 August 1995, aged 67, and was buried at Our Blessed Lady Immaculate, Washington, Tyne and Wear
Tyne and Wear
Tyne and Wear is a metropolitan county in north east England around the mouths of the Rivers Tyne and Wear. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972...
. He had been a priest for 41 years and a bishop for 18 years.