Michael Bowen (bishop)

Styles of
**Michael Bowen**
Styles of; Michael Bowen
Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	His Grace
Religious style	Monsignor

The Most Reverend

Michael Bowen
The Most Reverend; Michael Bowen
Archbishop of Southwark
Archdiocese	Southwark
See	Southwark
Appointed	28 March 1977
Term ended	6 November 2003
Predecessor	Cyril Conrad Cowderoy
Successor	Kevin John Patrick McDonald
Orders
Ordination	6 July 1958; by Luigi Traglia
Consecration	27 June 1970; by Domenico Enrici
Personal details
Birth name	Michael George Bowen
Born	23 April 1930; Gibraltar
Died	17 October 2019 (aged 89); Vauxhall, Central London, England
Nationality	British
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Previous post(s)	Coadjutor Bishop of Arundel and Brighton (1970-1971); Titular Bishop of Lamsorti (1970-1971); Bishop of Arundel and Brighton (1971-1977);

Michael George Bowen (23 April 1930 – 17 October 2019) was a British prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Southwark from 1977 to 2003, having previously served as Bishop of Arundel and Brighton.

Life and ministry[]

Michael Bowen was born in Gibraltar on 23 April 1930 and was a wine merchant^[1] before being ordained to the priesthood on 6 July 1958. On 18 May 1970 he was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Arundel and Brighton and Titular Bishop of Lamsorti by Pope Paul VI. Bowen received his episcopal consecration on the following 27 June from Archbishop Domenico Enrici with bishops David Cashman and Derek Worlock serving as co-consecrators.

Bowen succeeded the late David Cashman as Bishop of Arundel and Brighton on 14 March 1971. Bowen was later named Archbishop of Southwark on 28 March 1977. He resigned this post, after 26 years of service, on 6 November 2003. Following the announcement of his resignation, Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor said,

Archbishop Michael Bowen enters a well earned retirement after many years of faithful and joyous service on behalf of the Church ... He has been a true teacher and guide to his flock, a man who has led with certainty and humility, and served well the people and priests of his Archdiocese.^[2]

Bowen died on 17 October 2019, aged 89.^[3]

References[]

^ London SE1. Archbishop of Southwark to retire 24 May 2003
^ Archdiocese of Westminster. New Archbishop of Southwark 6 November 2003
^ Dodd, Liz (17 October 2019). "Southwark Archbishop Emeritus Michael Bowen dies aged 89". The Tablet.

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Catholic-Hierarchy

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by David Cashman	Bishop of Arundel and Brighton 1971–1977	Succeeded by Cormac Murphy-O'Connor
Preceded by Cyril Cowderoy	Archbishop of Southwark 1977–2003	Succeeded by Kevin McDonald

[1] London SE1. Archbishop of Southwark to retire 24 May 2003

[2] Archdiocese of Westminster. New Archbishop of Southwark 6 November 2003

[3] Dodd, Liz (17 October 2019). "Southwark Archbishop Emeritus Michael Bowen dies aged 89". The Tablet.

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hide v t Roman Catholic Diocese of Arundel and Brighton
Roman Catholic Bishops of Arundel and Brighton I: David Cashman II: Michael Bowen III: Cormac Murphy-O'Connor IV: Kieran Conry V: Richard Moth
Churches Arundel Cathedral - Cathedral Church of Our Lady and St Philip Howard St John the Baptist's Church, Brighton St Mary Magdalen's Church, Brighton St Joseph's Church, Brighton Church of the Sacred Heart, Hove St Peter's Church, Aldrington St Mary's Church, Preston Park Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Bognor Regis St Richard of Chichester Church, Slindon St Anthony of Viareggio Church, Rose Green St Richard of Chichester Church, Chichester Sacred Heart Church, Petworth Church of the Divine Motherhood and St Francis of Assisi, Midhurst St Anthony and St George Church, Duncton Our Lady of England Church, Storrington Friary Church of St Francis and St Anthony, Crawley Our Lady and St Peter's Church, East Grinstead St Bernard's Church, Lingfield Shrine Church of Our Lady of Consolation and St Francis, West Grinstead Corpus Christi Church, Henfield Our Lady of Ransom Church, Eastbourne St Wilfrid's Church, Hailsham St George's Church, Polegate Church of St Thomas More, Seaford St Joseph's Church, Dorking Church of Our Lady and St Peter, Leatherhead St Joan of Arc's Church, Farnham St Edmund Church, Godalming St Teresa of Avila Church, Chiddingfold Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Haslemere St Anselm Church, Hindhead St Edward the Confessor Church, Sutton Park St Wilfrid's Church, Burgess Hill St John the Evangelist Church, Heron's Ghyll Our Lady Immaculate and St Philip Neri Church, Uckfield Sacred Heart Church, Caterham All Saints Church, Oxted St Ambrose Church, Warlington Church of St Thomas of Canterbury and English Martyrs, St Leonards-on-Sea St Mary Magdalene's Church, Bexhill-on-Sea St Mary Star of the Sea Church, Hastings St Anthony of Padua Church, Rye Church of St Thomas of Canterbury and English Martyrs, St Leonards-on-Sea Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, Englefield Green St John of Rochester Church, Egham St Dunstan's Church, Woking St Tarcisius Church, Camberley St Mary of the Angels, Worthing St Peter's Church, Shoreham-by-Sea St Catherine's Church, Littlehampton St Joseph Church, Rustington
Patronal Feasts of the Diocese Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (15 August) St Philip Howard (19 October)
Schools Cardinal Newman Catholic School, Hove Mayfield School, Mayfield Notre Dame School, Surrey Our Lady of Sion School St Andrew's Catholic School St Bede's School St Dominic's School St George's College, Weybridge St John's Beaumont School St John the Baptist School, Woking St Oscar Romero Catholic School St Paul's Catholic College, Burgess Hill St Peter's Catholic School, Guildford St Philip Howard Catholic High School St Richard's Catholic College St Teresa's School Effingham St Wilfrid's Catholic School, Crawley Salesian School, Chertsey Towers Convent School Woldingham School Worth School
See also: St John's Seminary, Wonersh Our Lady of England Priory, Storrington St Augustine's Abbey, Chilworth St. Hugh's Charterhouse, Parkminster Worth Abbey
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The Most Reverend Michael Bowen
Archbishop of Southwark
Archdiocese	Southwark
See	Southwark
Appointed	28 March 1977
Term ended	6 November 2003
Predecessor	Cyril Conrad Cowderoy
Successor	Kevin John Patrick McDonald
Orders
Ordination	6 July 1958 by Luigi Traglia
Consecration	27 June 1970 by Domenico Enrici
Personal details
Birth name	Michael George Bowen
Born	(1930-04-23)23 April 1930 Gibraltar
Died	17 October 2019(2019-10-17) (aged 89) Vauxhall, Central London, England
Nationality	British
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Previous post(s)	Coadjutor Bishop of Arundel and Brighton (1970-1971) Titular Bishop of Lamsorti (1970-1971) Bishop of Arundel and Brighton (1971-1977)