He was ordained a priest in 1965, and, as secretary to Cardinal Basil Hume, was appointed an auxiliary bishop, as titular Bishop of Tala, for the Archdiocese of Westminster, in 1986. In this post he had particular oversight of the diocese's parishes in Central London. On 3 November 1992 he became the 6th Bishop of Middlesbrough.
Crowley delivered the homily at the requiem for Cardinal Hume in Westminster Cathedral in June 1999.
In June 2001 Crowley agreed to celebrate Mass at a service of thanksgiving for a 25-year homosexual partnership between two Catholics, but withdrew at the last minute after a telephone call from Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, who reportedly asked him not to attend. There was further controversy in 2005 when, during a radio interview, Crowley expressed the hope that married priests might be allowed in the Church within his lifetime.[1]
His resignation from his post ten years before the customary date, which he said was due to the toll of pressures of leadership in a particularly challenging era for the Church,[1][2] was accepted by the Holy See in accordance with canon 401 para. 2 of the 1983 Code of Canon Law ("because of illness or some other grave reason") in May 2007.[3]
As of 2012[update] he was based in the parish of Our Lady of Lourdes, in Wanstead, London[2]
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^ abCatholic Herald: Bishop of Middlesbrough retires 10 years early because of ill health, 11 May 2007
^ abHomily by Crowley at the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes,
john, crowley, bishop, john, patrick, crowley, born, june, 1941, newbury, england, retired, roman, catholic, bishop, diocese, middlesbrough, england, carries, honorary, title, bishop, emeritus, styles, john, crowleyreference, stylethe, right, reverendspoken, s. John Patrick Crowley born 23 June 1941 in Newbury England is a retired Roman Catholic bishop of Diocese of Middlesbrough England who carries the honorary title of Bishop Emeritus Styles of John CrowleyReference styleThe Right ReverendSpoken styleMy LordReligious styleBishopHe was ordained a priest in 1965 and as secretary to Cardinal Basil Hume was appointed an auxiliary bishop as titular Bishop of Tala for the Archdiocese of Westminster in 1986 In this post he had particular oversight of the diocese s parishes in Central London On 3 November 1992 he became the 6th Bishop of Middlesbrough Crowley delivered the homily at the requiem for Cardinal Hume in Westminster Cathedral in June 1999 In June 2001 Crowley agreed to celebrate Mass at a service of thanksgiving for a 25 year homosexual partnership between two Catholics but withdrew at the last minute after a telephone call from Cardinal Cormac Murphy O Connor who reportedly asked him not to attend There was further controversy in 2005 when during a radio interview Crowley expressed the hope that married priests might be allowed in the Church within his lifetime 1 His resignation from his post ten years before the customary date which he said was due to the toll of pressures of leadership in a particularly challenging era for the Church 1 2 was accepted by the Holy See in accordance with canon 401 para 2 of the 1983 Code of Canon Law because of illness or some other grave reason in May 2007 3 As of 2012 update he was based in the parish of Our Lady of Lourdes in Wanstead London 2 References edit a b Catholic Herald Bishop of Middlesbrough retires 10 years early because of ill health 11 May 2007 a b Homily by Crowley at the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes Vatican Information Service 3 May 2007External links editCatholic Hierarchy Website Entry COMECE Entry in German Catholic Church titlesPreceded byAugustine Harris Bishop of Middlesbrough1992 2007 Succeeded byTerry Drainey nbsp This article about a British Catholic bishop or archbishop is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Crowley bishop amp oldid 1134737069, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
