Paul Hendricks

Paul Hendricks is a British Roman Catholic clergyman, currently serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Southwark and Titular Bishop of Ross and Cromarty.

Early life

Paul Hendricks was born in 1956 in Beckenham, Kent. He attended Corpus Christi College, Oxford, gaining in 1977 a degree in Physics. After working at the GEC Hirst Research Centre in Wembley, he began his studies for the priesthood at the Venerable English College, Rome in 1979, and was ordained priest in 1984 by Archbishop Michael Bowen.

Priestly career (1984-2006)

Father Hendricks served as curate at St Boniface Church in Tooting from 1984 to 1989, before becoming a Lecturer in Philosophy in 1989 at the Provincial Seminary of St John at Wonersh. He also served as Bursar of the Seminary until his appointment as Parish Priest of Our Lady of Sorrows, Peckham in 1999.

Episcopal career (2006-

On February 14, 2006, Father Hendricks was ordained to the episcopate with Father Patrick Lynch at St George's Cathedral, Southwark, by Archbishop Kevin MacDonald, Archbishop of Southwark. He was appointed Titular Bishop of Ross and Cromarty by the Pope, and given pastoral responsibility for the South-West London area of the Archdiocese by Archbishop MacDonald.

References

* [http://www.rcsouthwark.co.uk/bishops.html Webpage of the Archdiocese of Southwark relating to Bishop Hendricks] , retrieved 8 May 2008.
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bhendr.html Catholic Hierarchy information website] , retrieved 8 May 2008.