Walsingham rector appointed new Auxiliary Bishop of Southwark – Catholic Herald

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Pope Francis has appointed the rector of the Marian shrine at Walsingham as a new Auxiliary Bishop of Southwark.Mgr Philip Moger, 67, a former banker who has served as a priest of the Diocese of Leeds for 40 years, will be ordained on February 21 in St George’s Cathedral London.Since 2020 he has served as the Rector of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham in Norfolk.Archbishop John Wilson of Southwark, said: “I am very grateful to His Holiness Pope Francis for appointing a new Auxiliary Bishop to the Archdiocese of Southwark.

Walsingham rector appointed new Auxiliary Bishop of Southwark – Catholic Herald

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