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Church in England

The elusive big picture of English bishops’ appointments

More appointments in England are coming, but is there a pattern to what is happening?

Luke Coppen
Oct 21, 2025
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Pope Leo XIV made his first appointment Tuesday to a diocese in England.

Bishop Nicholas Hudson, the new Bishop of Plymouth. Credit: © mikedavies.

The pope named Bishop Nicholas Hudson, until now an auxiliary bishop of Westminster, as the new Bishop of Plymouth.

The appointment likely brings to an end a tumultuous vacancy period, which saw two previous can…

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