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Paul McAleenan

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The Right Reverend

Paul McAleenan
Titular Bishop of Mercia
McAleenan in 2024
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseWestminster
SeeMercia
Appointed24 November 2015
Installed25 January 2016
PredecessorAnthony Edward Pevec
Other post(s)Auxiliary Bishop in Westminster
Orders
Ordination8 June 1985
by Basil Hume
Consecration25 January 2016
by Vincent Nichols
Personal details
Born (1951-07-15) 15 July 1951 (age 73)
Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
NationalityIrish
Alma materSt. Patrick's College, Thurles

Paul McAleenan (born 15 July 1951) is a Northern Irish-born Auxiliary Bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Westminster in England.

Biography

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Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland on 15 July 1951, McAleenan attended St Gabriel's Secondary School in Belfast.[1] He worked in Engineering prior to entering the priesthood in 1979. NcAlleenan trained for the priesthood in St. Patrick's College, Thurles in Tipperary County, Ireland, and was ordained in 1985,[2] for the Diocese of Westminster.

McAleenan served for 30 years in several English parishes. He was named Canon prior to his appointment as Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster in November 2015.[3] As an auxiliary bishop, he has pastoral oversight for the deaneries of Hertfordshire.

British human rights activist and journalist William Gomes has criticised Bishop McAleenan for ignoring him and listening him and others with lived experiences of racism [4]

References

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  1. ^ Bishop Paul McAleenan
  2. ^ Paul McAleenan Bishops of England and Wales
  3. ^ Two new Auxiliary Bishops for Diocese of Westminster Tuesday, November 24, 2015.
  4. ^ "Has the Catholic Church Failed in its Efforts to Eradicate Racism?". 19 April 2022.
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