The Rt Rev the Bishop of Leeds's Biography
- Forename(s)
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Arthur Roche
- Sex
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Male
- Date of Birth
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6/3/1950
- Foretitle(s)
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Bishop of (RC) 2004-; Rt Rev
- Surname
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LEEDS
- Style
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The Rt Rev the Bishop of Leeds
- Recreations
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gardening, walking, travel
The Rt Rev the Bishop of Leeds's Professional Career
- Career
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ordained priest 1975, asst priest Holy Rood Barnsley 1975-77, sec to Bishop William Gordon Wheeler 1977-82, vice-chllr Dio of Leeds 1979-89, co-ordinator of Papal visit to York 1982, asst priest Leeds Cathedral 1982-89, fin admin Dio of Leeds 1986-90, parish priest St Wilfrid's Leeds 1989-91, spiritual dir Ven English Coll Rome 1992-96, gen sec Catholic Bishops' Conf of England and Wales 1996-2001, aux bishop (RC) of Westminster 2001-02, coadjutor bishop of Leeds 2002-04; chm Int Cmmn for English in the Liturgy, chm Dept of Christian Life and Worship and memb Standing Ctee Catholic Bishops' Conf of England and Wales; hon ecumenical canon: Wakefield Cathedral 2006, Bradford Cathedral 2008
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