Leo XIV Appoints Archbishop of Westminster - He Betrayed Priest for Righteously Denying Communion
Pope Leo XIV has today appointed Bishop Charles Moth, 67, currently Bishop of Arundel and Brighton, as Archbishop of Westminster.
Born in Chingola, Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia), he moved with his family to the United Kingdom at the age of two. He grew up in Kent and first felt called to the priesthood as a teenager.
He was ordained a priest on 3 July 1982 for the Archdiocese of Southwark and went on to study canon law, working in parish ministry and as private secretary to the Archbishop of Southwark. He later became vicar general of the archdiocese.
In July 2009, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him as the Bishop of the Forces in the UK.
In March 2015, Pope Francis promoted him to Bishop of Arundel and Brighton.
Safe Bureaucrat and Establishment Person
Last week, The Tablet gave a profile of the bishop in anticipation of his nomination. Bishop Moth is remembered as the former Bishop of Prisons and the Armed Forces, and is considered a safe choice to secure the 'establishment'.
He is "not …More
Hmmmm….the new Lord Primate of England. “We shall see” said the blind man…”we shall see.”
Pope Leo XIV has appointed Bishop Richard Moth as the new Archbishop of Westminster, replacing Cardinal Nichols
He has allowed Masses in the traditional Roman rite to continue to be celebrated in his diocese.
It could be worse, I suppose, but no, I dont expect any great things from the latest arrival. He has been unresponsive when I have written him in the past. Sack of potatoes.
Austen Ivereigh: The new Archbishop of Westminster is Bishop Richard Moth of Arundel & Brighton, who like Pope Leo is a horse-riding pastoral canonist with a passion for social justice.