Philip Moger

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Philip Moger
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Southwark
SeeGlastonia
Appointed28 November 2022
Installed21 February 2023
Orders
Ordination26 June 1982 [1]
by  Gordon Wheeler
Consecration21 February 2023
by  John Wilson
Personal details
Born (1955-04-25) 25 April 1955 (age 69)
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Alma mater St Cuthbert's College, Ushaw

Philip Moger (born 25 April 1955) is an English bishop of the Catholic Church serving as auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Southwark. He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Leeds and served as the rector of the Basilica of Our Lady of Walsingham from 2020 - 2023.

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Biography

Early life

Phillip Moger was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, on 25 April 1955, and was raised mainly by his grandmother after his mother died when he was five. [2] He felt the first call to the priesthood when he was eight years old. [3] He worked briefly for NatWest Bank before becoming a seminarian for the Diocese of Leeds and studying at St Cuthbert's College, Ushaw. [3]

Priesthood

Moger was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Leeds at St. Mary's church, Halifax, by then-bishop of Leeds Gordon Wheeler in 1982. [1] He served various roles throughout the diocese, including as a parochial vicar, the vocations director for the Diocese, and as a chaplain at a Sue Ryder home. In 2008 he was appointed a prelate of honour, a canon of the chapter of Leeds Cathedral, and dean of the cathedral. Additionally, he oversaw the liturgical planning for Pope Benedict XVI's 2010 visit to the United Kingdom. [4] In 2020, he became the rector of the Basilica of Our Lady of Walsingham. [2]

He was also named the first Catholic honorary canon of the Church of England's Ripon Cathedral by Bishop John Packer in 2008, as well as serving as the Catholic observer on the Church of England's Liturgical Commission. [5]

Episcopacy

In November 2022 Pope Francis appointed Moger an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Southwark, with the titular see of Glastonia. [2] He is scheduled to receive episcopal consecration at St. George Cathedral on 21 February 2023. [6] He was consecrated by Archbishop John Wilson on 21 February 2023 at Southwark Cathedral, with Bishop Marcus Stock and Bishop Paul Hendricks acting as the principal co-consecrators.

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References

  1. 1 2 Ordination Register of the Diocese of Leeds, Diocesan Archive of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Leeds. 26 June 1982.
  2. 1 2 3 "Resignations and Appointments". Holy See Press Office. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
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