Mark O'Toole (bishop)
21st-century English Catholic bishop
- Archbishop of Cardiff
- Bishop of Menevia
Archbishop Mark O'Toole in 2017
- 20 June 2022 (Cardiff)
- 23 June 2022 (Menevia)
- George Stack (Cardiff)
- Thomas Burns (Menevia)
by Basil Hume
by Christopher Budd
Lambeth, London, United Kingdom
- Marcus O'Toole
- Maura O'Toole (née McDonagh)
- Private Secretary to Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor (2002–2008)
- Rector of Allen Hall Seminary (2008–2013)
- Bishop of Plymouth (2013–2022)
Mark O'Toole (born 22 June 1963) is a Welsh Catholic prelate who has served as Archbishop of Cardiff and Bishop of Menevia since 2022.[1]
Early life and education
O'Toole was born in Southwark, England, and attended St Ignatius Primary School, Stamford Hill and St Thomas More Secondary school in Wood Green, leaving in 1981 with four ‘A’ levels before going to the University of Leicester, where he graduated with a B.Sc. in geography in 1984. [2]
He commenced his studies for the priesthood at Allen Hall Seminary in Chelsea and was ordained a priest on 9 June 1990 by Basil Hume for the Archdiocese of Westminster at the Church of St Ignatius, Stamford Hill, London. [3]
Between 1990 and 1992 he studied for an M.Phil. in theology at the University of Oxford.[2]
Between 2002 and 2008 he served as the private secretary to Cormac Murphy-O'Connor before his appointment as the rector of Allen Hall Seminary in September 2008.[4]
Episcopal ministry
On 9 November 2013, O'Toole was appointed the ninth bishop of Plymouth by Pope Francis. He received his episcopal consecration on 28 January 2014.[4] He was the first new bishop of England and Wales appointed by Pope Francis. [5]
In O'Toole's homily during the Stella Maris Mass for seafarers on 25 September 2014 in Plymouth Cathedral, O'Toole expressed an affinity with the mission of the Apostleship of the Sea, the Catholic charity that provides pastoral and practical support to all seafarers. He said this was because his grandfather was something of a seafarer and fisherman who owned his own boat and made a living in trading goods and supplies off the West coast of Ireland.[6]
On 27 April 2022, Pope Francis appointed O'Toole as Archbishop of Cardiff, succeeding George Stack. At the same time, he also appointed him Bishop of Menevia, thereby merging the two dioceses in persona Episcopi - in the person of the Bishop. His installation took place in Cardiff Cathedral on 20 June 2022, the feast day of Welsh martyrs Saints Julius and Aaron.[7]
References
- ^ "Pope Francis appoints new English bishop". Catholic Herald. UK. 9 November 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
- ^ a b "Rector of Allen Hall Seminary Mgr Mark O’Toole appointed as new Bishop of Plymouth", News Centre, Diocese of Westminster, 2 May 2015
- ^ Larsen, Chris. Catholic Bishops of Great Britain, Sacristy Press, 2016, p. 150ISBN 9781910519257
- ^ a b "Seminary Rector Mgr Mark O'Toole appointed Bishop of Plymouth". Independent Catholic News. UK. 9 November 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
- ^ Pepinster, Catherine. "O’Toole becomes Bishop of Plymouth", The Tablet, 30 January 2014
- ^ [1], Bishop Mark O'Toole in Stella Maris Mass 2014 Homily.
- ^ "New Archbishop of Cardiff pledges to 'build up places of sanctuary'". The Tablet. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
External links
"Archbishop Mark Anthony O'Toole". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
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| Preceded by Christopher Budd | Bishop of Plymouth 2013–2022 | Succeeded by None yet |
| Preceded by | Archbishop of Cardiff 2022–present | Incumbent |
| Preceded by Thomas Burns | Bishop of Menevia 2022–present | Incumbent |
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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cardiff
- I: James Bilsborrow
- II: Francis Mostyn
- III: Michael McGrath
- IV: John Murphy
- V: John Ward
- VI: Peter Smith
- VII: George Stack (Bishop Emeritus)
- VIII: Mark O'Toole
- Churches
- Cardiff Cathedral – Metropolitan Cathedral Church of St David
- Our Lady and St Michael, Abergavenny
- St Alban-on-the-Moors, Cardiff
- St Joseph, Cardiff
- St Mary of the Angels, Cardiff
- St Patrick, Cardiff
- St Peter, Cardiff
- St Francis Xavier, Hereford
- St Mary and St Michael, Llanarth
- St Mary, Monmouth
- St Michael, Newport
- St Patrick, Newport
- St Dyfrig, Treforest
- St David Lewis and St Francis Xavier, Usk
- Patronal Feast of the Diocese
- Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception (8 December)
- Schools
- St Richard Gwyn High School, Barry
- Archbishop McGrath High School, Bridgend
- Corpus Christi High School, Cardiff
- St David's Sixth Form College, Cardiff
- St Illtyd's High School, Cardiff
- St John's College, Cardiff
- St Mary's High School, Lugwardine
- Bishop Hedley High School, Merthyr Tydfil
- St John's High School, Newport
- St Alban's High School, Pontypool
- Cardinal Newman School, Rhydyfelin
- Mary Immaculate High School, Wenvoe
- See also
- Belmont Abbey, Herefordshire
- Joseph Brown
- John Hedley
- Diocese of Newport and Menevia
- Our Lady of Penrhys
- Gunter Mansion
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