| The Right Reverend Peter Doyle |
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| Bishop of Northampton | |
| Province | Westminster |
| Metropolis | Westminster |
| Diocese | Northampton |
| See | Northampton |
| Appointed | 24 May 2005 |
| Enthroned | 28 June 2005 |
| Predecessor | Kevin John Patrick McDonald |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 8 June 1968 |
| Consecration | 28 June 2005 by Cormac Murphy-O'Connor |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Peter John Haworth Doyle |
| Born | May 3, 1944 Blackburn, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Peter John Haworth Doyle (born 3 May 1944) is the twelfth and current Roman Catholic Bishop of Northampton.
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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]
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.
Doyle played for rugby football clubs in Windsor and Portsmouth. He also plays golf and enjoys skiing.[1]
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