| The Revd Monsignor Keith Newton, PA |
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| Ordinary of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham | |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1975 (C of E) 13 January 2011 (RCC) by Vincent Nichols (Catholic) |
| Consecration | 7 March 2002 (C of E) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 April 1952 Liverpool, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic (formerly Anglican) |
| Spouse | Gill |
| Children | One daughter, Lucy. Two sons, Tom and James |
| Previous post | Bishop of Richborough (Church of England; 2002–2010) |
| Alma mater | King's College London |
Revd Msgr Keith Newton PA (born 10 April 1952) is an English priest of the Roman Catholic Church and the first Ordinary of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham.[1] Newton was formerly a bishop of the Church of England and served as the Bishop of Richborough in the Province of Canterbury from 2002 to 2010.
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Newton was educated at King's College London.[2] He later earned a PGCE at Christ Church College Canterbury.
Newton completed his theological studies as an Anglican ordinand at St Augustine's College, Canterbury.[3]
Newton held the following positions in the Church of England:
From 1995 to 1998 Newton was Rural Dean of Brislington. From 1998 to 2001 he was area dean of the new deanery of Bristol South.
Newton was named Bishop of Richborough and provincial episcopal visitor for the Province of Canterbury in 2002.[4] He held this post until 31 December 2010.
In 2008 Newton met officials of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith to discuss the possibility of joining the Roman Catholic Church.[5]
On 8 November 2010 Newton announced his intention to leave the Church of England at the end of the year in order to join the proposed personal ordinariate of the Roman Catholic Church for former Anglicans.[6][7]
Newton was received into the Roman Catholic Church on 1 January 2011, at Westminster Cathedral, with his wife Gill, by Bishop Alan Hopes. Also received at the same ceremony were Andrew Burnham (former Bishop of Ebbsfleet), John Broadhurst (former Bishop of Fulham) and his wife Judith and three former sisters of the Society of St Margaret (Walsingham) - Sister Carolyne Joseph, Sister Jane Louise and Sister Wendy Renate.[8] On 13 January 2011 he was ordained to the diaconate with the two other former Church of England bishops, Andrew Burnham and John Broadhurst.[9] Two days later, on 15 January 2011, they were ordained to the priesthood by Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster, in Westminster Cathedral. On this date Pope Benedict XVI appointed Newton the first ordinary of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham in England and Wales.[10] Being married, he is not permitted to be ordained to the episcopate.[11]
Although Newton does not have an episcopal ministry, as the ordinary (a person who has jurisdiction over a group of people) he has been granted permission to wear a mitre, pectoral cross and ring and also carry a crozier in the same manner as some abbots of monasteries.
On 17 March 2011, it was announced that Newton had been appointed by Pope Benedict XVI to the rank of protonotary apostolic (the highest rank of monsignor).
Newton is married to Gill, a teacher, with whom he has three adult children; Lucy, Tom and James.[12]
| Church of England titles | ||
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| Preceded by Edwin Barnes |
Bishop of Richborough 2002–2010 |
Succeeded by Norman Banks |
| Catholic Church titles | ||
| New title | Ordinary of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham 2011–present |
Incumbent |