Peter Smith (bishop)

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Kevin McDonald
SuccessorJohn Wilson
Orders
Ordination15 July 1972
Consecration27 May 1995
by Basil Hume
Personal details
Born
Peter David Gregory Smith

(1943-10-21)21 October 1943
Battersea, London, England
Died6 March 2020(2020-03-06) (aged 76)
Chelsea, London, England
DenominationRoman Catholic
Previous post(s)
Coat of armsPeter Smith's coat of arms
Ordination history of
Peter Smith
History
Priestly ordination
Date15 July 1972
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator
Philip Anthony Egan
24 September 2012
Styles of
Peter Smith
Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Grace
Religious styleArchbishop

Peter David Gregory Smith (21 October 1943 – 6 March 2020) was an English prelate of the Catholic Church, serving as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Southwark. He had previously served as the Bishop of East Anglia (1995–2001), Metropolitan Archbishop of Cardiff (2001–2010) and Metropolitan Archbishop of Southwark (2010–2019).[1]

Early life

Smith was born on 21 October 1943 in

doctorate in canon law
).

Ordained ministry

Smith was

canon law at his alma mater, St John's Seminary, Wonersh, in 1977. He then served as a curate in Thornton Heath (1984–1985) and as the rector
of St John's Seminary (1985–1995).

Episcopate

On 21 March 1995, Smith was appointed

living wills in 2004, fearing that "a proxy could make a decision to do away with someone for the motive of killing someone".[6]

Smith has been

Kevin McDonald who resigned the see due to ill health. He was installed on 10 June 2010.[7] He also served as Master of the Guild of Our Lady of Ransom from 2010. On 28 October 2015, Smith opened the new Saint Jude Information Centre during the 60th anniversary of the Shrine of Saint Jude.[8] He was made a Guild Life member by Fr Kevin Alban in 2016.[9] On 10 June 2019, Smith's resignation from the pastoral care of the Archdiocese of Southwark was accepted by Pope Francis, and Bishop John Wilson was named as his successor.[10]

McSweeney controversy

In March 2015 it was heard at Southwark Crown Court that Smith was one of two bishops responsible for allowing Anthony McSweeney to be appointed as a priest in the Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia following an incident in 1998 in which "a housekeeper found what she said were pornographic images at his [McSweeney's] home".[11] The matter was regarded by Smith as an incident for clergy discipline and not investigated by the police. McSweeney has since been jailed for abusing boys at the Grafton House children's home between 1978 and 1981.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ Archdiocese of Southwark
  2. ^ Press Office of the Holy See-Italian
  3. ^ BBC News, New Archbishop of Cardiff enthroned, 4 December 2001
  4. ^ BBC News, Frail Pope sees Wales' archbishop, 18 October 2003
  5. ^ BBC News. New Archbishop's reconciliation call 26 October 2001
  6. ^ BBC News. Living wills: 'My right to choose' 14 December 2004
  7. ^ Pope names Peter Smith as next Archbishop of Southwark, 30 April 2010
  8. ^ Archbishop of Southwark opens the new Information Centre, 28 October 2015
  9. ^ Archbishop of Southwark visits the Shrine at the Feast of Saint Jude, 28 October 2017
  10. ^ Holy See Press Office Bulletin
  11. ^ "Priest Jailed For Abusing Boys At Childrens Home", the guardian.com. 27 March 2015.

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Alan Clark
 Bishop of East Anglia
21 March 1995—26 October 2001 		Succeeded by
Michael Charles Evans
Preceded by
John Aloysius Ward, OFM Cap
 Archbishop of Cardiff
26 October 2001—10 June 2010 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Kevin McDonald
 Archbishop of Southwark
10 June 2010—10 June 2019 		Succeeded by
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