Nicholas Hudson (bishop)

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Nicholas Hudson
Titular Bishop of St Germans
Church Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese Westminster
ProvinceWestminster
See St Germans
Appointed31 March 2014
Installed4 June 2014
Other post(s) Auxiliary Bishop in Westminster
Orders
Ordination19 July 1986
by  Michael Bowen
Consecration4 June 2014
by  Vincent Nichols
Personal details
Born (1959-02-14) 14 February 1959 (age 65)
NationalityBritish
Denomination Roman Catholic

Nicholas Gilbert Erskine Hudson (born 14 February 1959) is an English prelate of the Catholic Church who has served as auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Westminster since 2014.

Biography

Nicholas Hudson was born on 14 February 1959 in Wimbledon, London. He completed his high school studies at the Jesuits' Wimbledon College and then studied at Jesus College, Cambridge, earning a master's degree in history. From 1981 to 1987 he was trained for the priesthood at the Venerable English College in Rome, studying at the Pontifical Gregorian University where he obtained a bachelor's degree and a licentiate in dogmatic theology. He was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Southwark on 19 July 1986. [1]

He was first assistant pastor in the parish of Canterbury from 1987 to 1991 and then spent a year at the Catholic University of Louvain for catechetical studies. From 1993 to 2000 he was director of the Christian Education Center of the Archdiocese of Southwark. In July 1993 he was named a member of the Council of Consultors of that archdiocese. In September 2000 he became vice rector of the Venerable English College and then served as rector from January 2004 to September 2013, when he became pastor of Sacred Heart parish in Wimbledon, [1] the parish where he was baptized and ordained. [2]

Pope Francis named him an auxiliary bishop of Westminster and titular bishop of Sanctus Germanus on 31 March 2014. [1]

He received his episcopal consecration on 4 June 2014 from Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster, on 4 June 2014. [3]

He has responsibility for the pastoral care of Central and East London, consisting of the Deaneries of Camden, Hackney, Islington, Marylebone, Tower Hamlets and Westminster. He has oversight of the Diocese of Westminster's Agency for Evangelisation, Youth Ministry, and Justice and Peace. [3]

On 7 July 2023, the Vatican announced that Pope Francis had named him to participate in the Synod of Bishops on Synodality. [4]

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References

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  2. "Pope names auxiliary bishop for key English archdiocese". Catholic News Agency. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Bishop Nicholas Hudson Biography". Diocese of Westminster. 29 September 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  4. "16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, List of Participants" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.