We are pleased to share the news that Pope Leo XIV has appointed Bishop Nicholas Hudson as the new Bishop of Plymouth.
On hearing of his appointment, Bishop Hudson, Bishop-elect of Plymouth said:
I am deeply grateful to Pope Leo XIV for appointing me; and I do not take lightly the trust he has placed in me. I am aware how long the clergy, religious and laity of Plymouth Diocese have waited for a bishop. I come with a desire to listen and to learn. I hope we can apply all the strengths of synodality to discern together ways to deepen the diocese’s outreach, mission and presence to the people of Cornwall, Devon and Dorset. I look forward greatly to meeting all who belong to the diocese.
I ask their prayers for me as I prepare to be their bishop – as I most surely pray for them.
The parishes of Kingsbridge and Salcombe, and of Totnes, warmly welcomes him to our diocese!
You can find more information on Bishop Hudson in the newsletter, and at the Diocese of Plymouth web site here.
