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
Pastoral Letter – November 2024
Ralph Bishop of Hallam Pastoral Letter To be read at all Masses on the weekend of 2/3 November 2024 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ 29 October 2024 May I begin by thanking everyone once again for their cooperation with…
Pastoral Letter – September 2024
Dear Brothers and Sisters, On 1 September, we embarked on another Season of Creation, concluding 4 October, on the Feast of St Francis, Patron of Ecology and a much loved Saint in the Church. The Season of Creation is a…
Pastoral Letter 2/3 March 2024
RALPH BISHOP OF HALLAM Pastoral Letter To be read at all Masses on the weekend of 2/3 March 2024 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ Today, I wish to speak with you about something that is important and affects us…
Diocesan Commitment to Laudato Si
The Diocese of Hallam is committed to Pope Francis’ call and challenge to ecological conversion as outlined in Laudato Si. We are taking small steps, and we have taken some small steps to respond to the call and challenge, and…
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…
