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Brian Noble (bishop)

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Brian Noble
Bishop of Shrewsbury
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ProvinceBirmingham
DioceseShrewsbury
Appointed23 June 1995
Installed30 August 1995
Term ended1 October 2010
PredecessorJoseph Gray
SuccessorMark Davies
Previous post(s)Priest of the Diocese of Lancaster
Orders
Ordination11 June 1960 (Priest)
Consecration30 August 1995 (Bishop)
by Maurice Couve de Murville
Personal details
Born
Brian Michael Noble

(1936-04-11) 11 April 1936 (age 88)
NationalityEnglish
DenominationRoman Catholic

Brian Michael Noble (born 11 April 1936) is an English prelate who served in the Roman Catholic Church as the Bishop of Shrewsbury from 1995 to 2010.[1]

Biography

Born in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, Brian Michael Noble was ordained to the priesthood on 11 June 1960 and served as a priest in the Diocese of Lancaster. From 1973 until 1980 he was the Roman Catholic chaplain at the University of Lancaster.

On 23 June 1995, he was appointed Bishop of Shrewsbury and ordained bishop on 30 August 1995, Archbishop Maurice Couve de Murville of Birmingham serving as the Principal Consecrator, with Bishop Patrick Kelly of Salford (later Archbishop of Liverpool) and Bishop John Brewer of Lancaster serving as the Principal Co-Consecrators.

He retired as Bishop of Shrewsbury on 1 October 2010 and was succeeded by Mark Davies.

Bishop Noble currently serves as an Episcopal Member of the Department for Christian Life and Worship within the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales.

References

  1. ^ Bishop Brian Michael Noble. Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved on 26 January 2010.