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
Bishop Ralph Documents
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…
Pastoral Letter for the Feast of The Holy Family / 28/29 December 2019
DIOCESE OF HALLAM Pastoral Letter for the Feast of the Holy Family To be read at all Masses 28/29 December 2019 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Jesus Christ, This time in between Christmas and the New Year is a precious…
Pastoral Letter / 26th/27th October 2019
Pastoral Letter read at all Masses on the weekend of 26/27 October 2019 My Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ On Vocations Sunday in May, I invited, through a Pastoral Letter like this one, for men to come and meet…
Pastoral Letter for the Year of the Word 2019/2020 / 28th/29th September 2019
Pastoral Letter for the Year of the Word 2019/2020 Read at all Masses on the weekend of 28/29 September 2019 “Ignorance of the Scriptures is ignorance of Christ” (St Jerome) My Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Tomorrow (Monday 30th…
Pastoral Letter for Vocations Sunday / 12th May 2019
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Jesus Christ, I am pleased to have this opportunity to be with you through the written word today, Vocations Sunday. In the gospel chosen for today’s Mass we hear the final words of Jesus in…