Peter Brignall

The Right Reverend
Peter Brignall
Bishop of Wrexham
Church Roman Catholic Church
Province Cardiff
Diocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Wrexham
Appointed 27 June 2012
Installed 12 September 2012
Predecessor Edwin Regan
Orders
Ordination 18 February 1978
by Langton Douglas Fox
Consecration 12 September 2012
by Edwin Regan
Personal details
Birth name Peter Malcolm Brignall
Born (1953-07-05) 5 July 1953
Whetstone, London
Nationality English
Denomination Roman Catholic

Peter Malcolm Brignall (born 5 July 1953) is the current Roman Catholic Bishop of Wrexham.[1]

Born in Whetstone, London on 5 July 1953, he was ordained as a deacon by Victor Guazzelli, Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster in July 1977, and as a priest by Langton Douglas Fox, Bishop of Menevia on 18 February 1978.[1] Nearly nine years later, Brignall was incardinated as a priest of the Diocese of Wrexham on 12 February 1987.[1]

He was appointed the Bishop of the Diocese of Wrexham by the Holy See on 27 June 2012.[1] His consecration to the Episcopate took place at St. Mary's Cathedral, Wrexham on 12 September 2012; the principal consecrator was the Edwin Regan, Bishop emeritus of Wrexham, with Archbishop Antonio Mennini, Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain and Patrick O'Donoghue, Bishop emeritus of Lancaster serving as principal co-consecrators.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Bishop Peter Malcolm Brignall". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Edwin Regan		 Roman Catholic Bishop of Wrexham
2012–present		 Incumbent
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