Peter John Haworth Doyle

Peter John Haworth Doyle (born 3 May 1944) is the twelfth and current Roman Catholic Bishop of Northampton.

Early life

Doyle was born on 3 May 1944 in Wilpshire, Lancashire, the son of John Robert Doyle and his wife Alice Gertrude (née Haworth). [http://www.xreferplus.com/entry.jsp?xrefid=6108525&secid=.-&hh=1 NORTHAMPTON, Bishop of, (RC) Rt Rev. Peter John Haworth Doyle] in "Who's Who 2007" online (A. & C. Black, London) (accessed 28 September 2007)] He was educated at St Ignatius' College, Stamford Hill, London, before ordination as a priest in 1968 [ http://www.nymo.org/standard.asp?id=449 Diocese of Northampton - The Bishop of Northampton accessed 15 September 2007] .

Career

He was an Assistant Priest at Portsmouth and Windsor between 1968 and 1975, then Administrator of the Cathedral of St John the Evangelist, Portsmouth, 1975 to 1987, parish priest of St Joseph's, Maidenhead, 1987 to 1991 and of St Peter's, Winchester, 1991 to 2005, and concurrently a Canon of St John's Cathedral, Portsmouth, from 1983 to 2005.

Doyle's appointment to Northampton was Pope Benedict XVI's first senior appointment in the Roman Catholic Church in Britain [ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/4578025.stm BBC News - Pope names first British Bishop] . He was ordained at Northampton Cathedral on 28 June 2005 by Cormac Murphy-O'Connor.

portsman

Doyle played for rugby football clubs in Windsor and Portsmouth. He also plays golf and enjoys skiing.

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