Bishop Ralph Heskett – A Brief Biography:
3 March 1953, Born Sunderland, England, Great Britain
28 Aug 1971, Professed, Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer
10 July 1976, Ordained Priest
18 March 2010, Appointed Bishop of Gibraltar by Pope Benedict XVI
10 July 2010, Ordained Bishop of Gibraltar by the Most Reverend Charles Caruana (Bishop Emeritus of Gibraltar) and the Right Reverend Thomas Matthew Burns (Bishop of Menevia)
20 May 2014, Appointed Bishop of Hallam by Pope Francis
10 July 2014, Installed the third Bishop of Hallam
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Bishop Ralph Documents
Bishop’s Letter of Invitation to the 40th Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, As I write this, the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes is approaching – Saturday 11th February – and I would like to invite you to join our diocesan pilgrimage to Lourdes this year….
Pastoral Letter On the weekend of The 31st December 2022 and 1st January 2023, The Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Jesus Christ, ‘Hail, Holy Mother who gave birth to the King, who rules heaven and earth forever.’ These words are the entry antiphon for today’s Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God, and it…
Pastoral Letter On the weekend of the First Sunday of Advent 2022 / November 2022
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Jesus Christ, Today we set out together on our annual Advent pilgrimage that will take us to a stable in Bethlehem, to a child resting in a manger of straw. There, like the wise men…
Pastoral Letter on the Synod / October 2021
DIOCESE OF HALLAM Pastoral Letter on the Synod. In October 2018, I was privileged to be in Rome for the Synod on young people. It was the culmination of listening to young people in the Church from across the globe…
Pastoral Letter from Bishop Ralph on Covid vaccinations / January 2021
20th January 2021 Dear Brothers and Sisters, I am writing to you with renewed hope in these difficult times. A blessing for many during this lockdown is the opportunity to continue to come together for public worship. Government has recognised…
Pastoral Letter, First Sunday of Advent 2020
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Jesus Christ, Today, we begin our preparations to celebrate, once again, the Christmas story. It is the story that marks the beginning of our salvation. At Christmas, we recall and give thanks for that moment…
Re-opening the churches in the Diocese of Hallam
Dear Brothers and Sisters, You will have heard over the weekend that the Government has agreed plans to open places of worship for private prayer only on Monday 15th June. We welcome this news as the first step towards opening…
