The Yorkshireman has also been raised to the level of archbishop
Topic: Bishop Arthur Roche
Bishop Roche presents new Missal to the Pope
The Bishop of Leeds told Pope Benedict XVI that the new translation had gone down well in parishes
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Bishop calls for ‘offensive’ posters to be removed
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New Mass translation to be used in parishes from September
Bishops’ conference of England and Wales announces timetable for introducing new Mass translation into parishes
Adoption agency renews fight to stay open
Catholic Care appeals after Charity Commission twice rejects application to assess only married heterosexuals and single people as adopters
Leeds bishop plans to almost halve number of parishes
Bishop Arthur Roche of Leeds has announced a programme of church mergers and closures that will cut the number of parishes in his diocese almost by half







How can we say that the new translation of the Mass has been well or badly received? Most parishes don’t have the text yet
We just can’t judge on the basis of Mass cards containing only the people’s parts