Sunday, 24 November 2024

Starting celebrations for Diocesan Centenary

Today we celebrate the Feast of Christ the King the last Sunday of Year B.  In the Diocese of Lancaster we are also celebrating the start of a special year of celebrations the centenary of when the Diocese was created. Bishop Paul Swarbrick the 7th Bishop of Lancaster celebrated Mass at the start of this important year.  He stands in front of the Cathedra which is a seat of authority. 

Bishop Paul Swarbrick
Bishop Paul Swarbrick 
Standing in front of Cathedra

At the back of the Cathedral in the INSPIRE display there is a copy of the Papal Bull that established the Cathedral back in 1924. 

Diocese of Lancaster Papal Bull
Papal Bull creating the Diocese of Lancaster in 1924