Bishop of Lindisfarne (modern)
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In 1970 the Catholic Church revived the Saxon title of Bishop of Lindisfarne
, assigning it as a titular see
with the two titular bishop
s who have served so far, functioning as auxiliary bishop
in the Archdiocese of Westminster (Catholic-hierarchy.org).
Bishop of Lindisfarne (Saxon)
The Bishop of Lindisfarne was the ordinary of several early medieval episcopal sees in Northumbria and pre-Conquest England. The first such see was founded at Lindisfarne in 635 by Saint Aidan.-List of Bishops of Lindisfarne:...
, assigning it as a titular see
Titular see
A titular see in various churches is an episcopal see of a former diocese that no longer functions, sometimes called a "dead diocese". The ordinary or hierarch of such a see may be styled a "titular bishop", "titular metropolitan", or "titular archbishop"....
with the two titular bishop
Titular bishop
A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese.By definition a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop the tradition of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches is that he be ordained for a specific place...
s who have served so far, functioning as auxiliary bishop
Auxiliary bishop
An auxiliary bishop, in the Roman Catholic Church, is an additional bishop assigned to a diocese because the diocesan bishop is unable to perform his functions, the diocese is so extensive that it requires more than one bishop to administer, or the diocese is attached to a royal or imperial office...
in the Archdiocese of Westminster (Catholic-hierarchy.org).
- Victor GuazzelliVictor GuazzelliVictor Guazzelli was a Roman Catholic priest who served as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Westminster. He was known as a devoted supporter of social justice.-Biography:...
(1970-2004) - John ArnoldJohn Arnold (bishop)John Stanley Kenneth Arnold is an auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Westminster. He holds the titular see of Lindisfarne and is a Chaplain to the Papal Household and chairman of the Oxford and Cambridge Catholic Education Board.Arnold was born in Sheffield and attended...
(2005-present)