Séamus Cunningham

Séamus Cunningham (born 7 July 1942) is an Irish-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church in England. He was the Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle in the north of England from 2009 to 2019.

The Right Reverend

Séamus Cunningham
Bishop Emeritus of Hexham and Newcastle
ProvinceLiverpool
DioceseHexham and Newcastle
Appointed9 January 2009
Installed20 March 2009
Term ended4 February 2019
PredecessorKevin John Dunn
SuccessorRobert Byrne
Orders
Ordination12 June 1966
Consecration20 March 2009
by Patrick Altham Kelly
Personal details
Born (1942-07-07) 7 July 1942
Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland
DenominationRoman Catholic

Biography

Séamus Cunningham was born in Castlebar, County Mayo. He attended St. Nathy's College in Ballaghaderreen and St. John's College in Waterford. He was ordained to the priesthood for the diocese of Hexham and Newcastle on 12 June 1966 and then undertook pastoral work in north west County Durham and Newcastle upon Tyne until 1972.

Cunningham was a diocesan adviser for Religious Education and Catechetics from 1972 to 1978, when he became director of Religious Education. From 1984 to 1987, he served as spiritual director at Ushaw College. In 1987 he was appointed administrator of St. Mary’s Cathedral Church and a canon. Following a sabbatical in the United States Cunningham became a pastor in Tynemouth and Cullercoats in 1988. He was named vicar general of Hexham and Newcastle in 2004 and, following Bishop Kevin Dunn’s death on 1 March 2008, elected Diocesan Administrator on 2 March.

On 9 January 2009, Cunningham was appointed the thirteenth Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle by Pope Benedict XVI. He received his episcopal consecration on 20 March 2009, the Feast of Saint Cuthbert, the patron of the diocese, at St. Mary’s Cathedral.[1]

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References
  1. "Press Release for the Ordination of Canon Seamus Cunningham". Roman Catholic Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle. Retrieved 20 March 2009.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Kevin John Dunn		 Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle
2009 – 2019		 Succeeded by
Robert Byrne

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