Ralph Heskett
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Ralph Heskett, C.Ss.R. (born 3 March 1953, Sunderland, England) is the Roman Catholic Bishop of Gibraltar
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He was educated from 1964-69 at Saint Aidan's, Sunderland, a Christian Brothers school. He was a seminarian from 1969-70, where he attended the Redemptorist Minor Seminary in Birmingham. He subsequently was a novice at Perth
, Scotland
.
On 21 August 1971 he began his ecclesiastical studies at Hawkstone Hall
and Canterbury. He was ordained as a priest on 10 July 1976.
He was appointed as the Bishop of Gibraltar
on 18 March 2010 and ordained four months later.
Roman Catholic Bishop of Gibraltar
The Bishop of Gibraltar is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gibraltar which is immediately subject to the Holy See.The see is in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar where the bishop's seat is located in the Cathedral of St...
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He was educated from 1964-69 at Saint Aidan's, Sunderland, a Christian Brothers school. He was a seminarian from 1969-70, where he attended the Redemptorist Minor Seminary in Birmingham. He subsequently was a novice at Perth
Perth, Scotland
Perth is a town and former city and royal burgh in central Scotland. Located on the banks of the River Tay, it is the administrative centre of Perth and Kinross council area and the historic county town of Perthshire...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
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On 21 August 1971 he began his ecclesiastical studies at Hawkstone Hall
Hawkstone Hall
Hawkstone Hall is a large early 18th century country mansion near Hodnet, Shropshire which is occupied as the pastoral centre of a religious organisation. It is a Grade I listed building....
and Canterbury. He was ordained as a priest on 10 July 1976.
He was appointed as the Bishop of Gibraltar
Roman Catholic Bishop of Gibraltar
The Bishop of Gibraltar is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gibraltar which is immediately subject to the Holy See.The see is in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar where the bishop's seat is located in the Cathedral of St...
on 18 March 2010 and ordained four months later.