Kevin McDonald (archbishop)
- Kevin McDonald (archbishop)
Kevin John Patrick McDonald (b. 18 August 1947, Stoke-on-Trent) is the current Roman Catholic Archbishop of Southwark, England [cite web | url = http://www.rcsouthwark.co.uk/kmcd.html | title = About Archbishop Kevin McDonald | publisher = Archdiocese of Southwark ] .
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He attended St. Joseph's College, Stoke-on-Trent, the Christian Brothers' Grammar School from 1958-1965. He read Latin at Birmingham University from 1965-1968.
In 1968 he was accepted as a student for the Archdiocese of Birmingham and was ordained priest on 20 July 1974. From 1976-1985 he was a lecturer in moral theology at Oscott seminary and then became secretary at the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity in Rome 1985-1993.
In 1993 he returned to England and became the Parish priest of English Martyrs, Sparkhill until 1998. It was while in Sparkhill that McDonald developed his interest in inter-religious dialogue. From 1998 until 2001 he was Rector of Oscott seminary. McDonald was ordained the 11th Bishop of Northampton on 2 May 2001.
On 8 December 2003 McDonald was installed as Archbishop of Southwark. 8 December is the feast of the Immaculate Conception, the patronal feast of the Archdiocese.
ee also
*Archdiocese of Southwark
References
External links
* [http://www.rcsouthwark.co.uk/ Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark]
** [http://www.rcsouthwark.co.uk/parlink.html Parishes of the diocese]
References
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