Denomination Roman Catholic Consecration November 13, 2014 Nationality English Appointed September 15, 2014 | Birth name Marcus Nigel Stock Installed 13 November 2014 Name Marcus Stock Ordination August 13, 1988 | |
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Born August 27, 1961London ( 1961-08-27 ) Previous post General Secretary, Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales (2009-2014)Acting Director, Catholic Education Service (2011-2013)Director of Schools, Archdiocese of Birmingham (1999-2009)Acting Director of Schools, Archdiocese of Birmingham (1995-1999)Religious Education Teacher, European School, Culham (1991-1994)Tutor in Theology, Archdiocese of Birmingham Permanent Diaconate Formation Program (1989-1994) Alma mater | ||
Bishop Marcus Stock visit to St Bede's & St Joseph's Catholic College
Marcus Stock (born 27 August 1961) is a bishop of the Catholic Church. He was named the tenth Bishop of Leeds succeeding Arthur Roche on 15 September 2014, and was consecrated on 13 November that year.
Contents
- Bishop Marcus Stock visit to St Bedes St Josephs Catholic College
- Diocese of Leeds Pilgrimage
- Early life
- Priestly ministry
- Episcopal career
- References
Diocese of Leeds Pilgrimage
Early life
Marcus Nigel Ralph Stock was born on 27 August 1961 in London, England. He attended Oxford University, studying Theology at Keble College. He entered training for the priesthood at the Venerable English College and was awarded a Licence in Dogmatic Theology by the Pontifical Gregorian University. He was ordained a Deacon whilst in Rome by Cardinal Basil Hume, the then Catholic Archbishop of Westminster.
Priestly ministry
Marcus Stock was ordained a priest in 1988 by Maurice Couve de Murville, Archbishop of Birmingham, and served in parishes across the Archdiocese of Birmingham. Between 1991 and 1994, Stock was a teacher of Religious Education at the European School, Culham. He was appointed Assistant Director before being promoted to Director of the Archdiocesan Schools Commission between 1999 and 2009, before being appointed General Secretary of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales in the same year by Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster. He led the Bishops' Conference during the Papal Visit to the UK in 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI and was in interim charge of the Catholic Education Service after the resignation of Oona Stannard. Shortly before his appointment as Bishop of Leeds it was announced that he would be succeeded at the Bishops' Conference by Christopher Thomas from the Diocese of Nottingham at the conclusion of his five-year term. In 2012, Marcus Stock was appointed Prelate of Honour by Pope Benedict XVI.
Episcopal career
Pope Francis appointed Stock to the See of Leeds on 15 September 2014. He chose the episcopal motto Desiderio, desideravi (Luke, 22:15) which translates as I have desired with desire to be with you. Stock attended Solemn Vespers on the eve of his consecration as bishop, where his episcopal insignia (ring, mitre and crozier) were blessed by John Wilson, the Apostolic Administrator for the Diocese of Leeds. His crozier was given as a gift from Stock's previous diocese, the Archdiocese of Birmingham.
On 13 November 2014, Stock was consecrated the tenth Bishop of Leeds by Vincent Cardinal Nichols, along with the co-consecrators Bernard Longley, Archbishop of Birmingham (from the diocese Stock had previously ministered in) and Archbishop Arthur Roche, Apostolic Administrator and Bishop emeritus of Leeds (whom Stock succeeded).