Peter John Haworth Doyle

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Peter John Haworth Doyle (born 3 May 1944) is the twelfth and current Roman Catholic Bishop of Northampton.

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[edit] Early life

Doyle was born on 3 May 1944 in Wilpshire, Lancashire, the son of John Robert Doyle and his wife Alice Gertrude (née Haworth)[1] He was educated at St Ignatius' College, Stamford Hill, London, before ordination as a priest in 1968[2].

[edit] Career

He was an Assistant Priest at Portsmouth and Windsor between 1968 and 1975[1], then Administrator of the Cathedral of St John the Evangelist, Portsmouth, 1975 to 1987[1], parish priest of St Joseph's, Maidenhead, 1987 to 1991 and of St Peter's, Winchester, 1991 to 2005[1], and concurrently a Canon of St John's Cathedral, Portsmouth, from 1983 to 2005[1].

Doyle's appointment to Northampton was Pope Benedict XVI's first senior appointment in the Roman Catholic Church in Britain[3]. He was ordained at Northampton Cathedral on 28 June 2005 by Cormac Murphy-O'Connor.

[edit] Sportsman

Doyle played for rugby football clubs in Windsor and Portsmouth. He also plays golf and enjoys skiing[1].

[edit] Notes and References

  1. ^ a b c d e f . NORTHAMPTON, Bishop of, (RC) Rt Rev. Peter John Haworth Doyle in Who's Who 2007 online (A. & C. Black, London) (accessed 28 September 2007)
  2. ^ http://www.nymo.org/standard.asp?id=449 Diocese of Northampton - The Bishop of Northampton accessed 15 September 2007
  3. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/4578025.stm BBC News - Pope names first British Bishop