Fantastic New Bishop for Brentwood Diocese! Deo Gratias!
I am so excited this morning as after 34 years, and 1,000 days since Bishop McMahon offered his notice, our new bishop has just been announced! It is Fr. Alan Williams SM who is currently the director of the National Shrine of Our Lady at Walsingham. In this role he is well known to many as a holy man of great welcome and love. He has a special connection to our diocese already, as the diocese with the greatest number of members of the Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham. He also, very kindly offered the Community of Our Lady of Walsingham, who reside at the Diocesan House of Prayer at Abbotswick, the use of the Slipper Chapel Cottage when it recently became vacant.
Anglican bishop Lindsay Urwin, from the Shrine at Walsingham told me that Fr. Alan is a very prayerful man, "and modest. He has worked out what matters." As regular readers will note from my report on my recent visit to Walsingham, there is an ecumenical dimension to the shrine which will place bishop-elect W…
Anglican bishop Lindsay Urwin, from the Shrine at Walsingham told me that Fr. Alan is a very prayerful man, "and modest. He has worked out what matters." As regular readers will note from my report on my recent visit to Walsingham, there is an ecumenical dimension to the shrine which will place bishop-elect W…