Episcopal Ordinations

At 12.00 noon on Tuesday (16 July) best friends Canon Richard Walker and Monsignor Timothy Menezes will be ordained Auxiliary Bishops in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham by Archbishop Bernard Longley. 

The full-capacity, invitation-only congregation at St Chad’s Cathedral will include visiting Catholic bishops, leaders of other Christian Churches, family-members and friends of the two men. The service will be live- streamed via the St Chad’s Cathedral website HERE to enable others to watch from near and far. 

Ahead of the Episcopal Ordinations, the Archdiocese has released a short filmed interview with Bishops-Elect Richard and Timothy. Interviewed by Yemisi Wisoba, Encounter and Evangelisation Youth Ministry Worker at the Kenelm Youth Trust, they recall privileged moments on their faith-journeys and their experiences of sharing their faith abroad. They reveal that their journeys to priesthood couldn’t be more different. Mgr Timothy wanted to be a priest from the age of six, whereas Canon Richard was in his 20s and studying law when he answered God’s call. Canon Richard and Mgr Timothy also encourage children and young people to consider ‘What is God asking you to do?’ Watch the video via THIS LINK.