Paul McAleenan (born 15 July 1951) is a Northern Irish-born
Auxiliary Bishop
An auxiliary bishop is a bishop assigned to assist the diocesan bishop in meeting the pastoral and administrative needs of the diocese. Auxiliary bishops can also be titular bishops of sees that no longer exist as territorial jurisdictions.
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for the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Westminster
The Archdiocese of Westminster (Latin: ''Dioecesis Vestmonasteriensis'') is a Latin archdiocese of the Catholic Church in England. The diocese consists of most of London north of the River Thames and west of the River Lea, the borough of Speltho ...
in England.
Biography
Born in
Belfast
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, Northern Ireland on 15 July 1951, McAleenan attended St Gabriel's Secondary School in Belfast. He worked in Engineering prior to entering the priesthood in 1979. McAleenan trained for the priesthood in
St. Patrick's College, Thurles in
Tipperary County, Ireland, and was ordained in 1985, for the Diocese of Westminster.
McAleenan served for 30 years in several English parishes. He was named Canon prior to his appointment as Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster in November 2015. As an auxiliary bishop, he has pastoral oversight for the deaneries of Hertfordshire.
Within the
Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales (CBCEW) is the episcopal conference of the Catholic Church in England and Wales.
Overview
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, McAleenan is the Lead Bishop for Migrants and Refugees and a member of the Department for International Affairs.
British human rights activist and journalist William Gomes has criticised Bishop McAleenan for ignoring him and others with lived experiences of racism
References
External links
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1951 births
Living people
21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in England
Alumni of St. Patrick's College, Thurles
Christian clergy from Belfast