Philip Moger
English Catholic bishop (born 1955)
Philip Moger (born 25 April 1955) is an English bishop of the Catholic Church serving as auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Southwark . He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Leeds and served as the rector of the Basilica of Our Lady of Walsingham from 2020 - 2023.
Biography
Early life
Phillip Moger was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire , on 25 April 1955, and was raised mainly by his grandmother after his mother died when he was five.[2] He felt the first call to the priesthood when he was eight years old.[3] He worked briefly for NatWest Bank before becoming a seminarian for the Diocese of Leeds and studying at St Cuthbert's College, Ushaw .[3]
Priesthood
Moger was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Leeds at St. Mary's church, Halifax, by then-bishop of Leeds Gordon Wheeler in 1982.[1] He served various roles throughout the diocese, including as a parochial vicar , the vocations director for the Diocese, and as a chaplain at a Sue Ryder home. In 2008 he was appointed a prelate of honour , a canon of the chapter of Leeds Cathedral , and dean of the cathedral. Additionally, he oversaw the liturgical planning for Pope Benedict XVI 's 2010 visit to the United Kingdom .[4] In 2020, he became the rector of the Basilica of Our Lady of Walsingham .[2]
He was also named the first Catholic honorary canon of the Church of England 's Ripon Cathedral by Bishop John Packer in 2008, as well as serving as the Catholic observer on the Church of England's Liturgical Commission.[5]
Episcopacy
In November 2022 Pope Francis appointed Moger an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Southwark , with the titular see of Glastonia .[2] He is scheduled to receive episcopal consecration at St. George Cathedral on 21 February 2023.[6] He was consecrated by Archbishop John Wilson on 21 February 2023 at Southwark Cathedral, with Bishop Marcus Stock and Bishop Paul Hendricks acting as the principal co-consecrators.[7]
References
External links
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark
Churches
St George's Cathedral, Southwark - Metropolitan Cathedral Church of St George
Sacred Heart Church, Battersea
Corpus Christi Church, Brixton
St Osmund's Church, Barnes
Sacred Heart Church, Camberwell
St Thomas of Canterbury Church, Canterbury
St Michael the Archangel Church, Chatham
St Paul's Church, Dover
St Thomas More Church, Dulwich
Our Lady of Loreto and St Winefride's Church, Kew
St Agatha's Church, Kingston
St Mary Magdalen Church, Mortlake
Our Lady of the Angels Church, Erith
Our Lady of Gillingham Church
Our Lady Queen of Peace Church, Richmond
Polish Church of St. John the Evangelist, Putney
St Augustine's Church, Ramsgate
St Ethelbert's Church, Ramsgate
St Elizabeth of Portugal Church, Richmond
St Joseph Church, Roehampton
St Mary's Church, Clapham
St Thomas Aquinas Church, Ham
Sts Simon and Jude Church, Streatham Hill
St Raphael's Church, Surbiton
St Anne's Church, Vauxhall
St Patrick's Church, Waterloo
Christ the King Church, Wimbledon Park
St Winefride Church, South Wimbledon
Sacred Heart Church, Wimbledon
St Peter's Church, Woolwich
Schools
Bishop Challoner School
Bishop Thomas Grant School
Bonus Pastor Catholic College
The Cedars School
Christ the King Sixth Form College
Coloma Convent Girls' School
Donhead Preparatory School
Holy Cross School, New Malden
Holy Cross Preparatory School
The John Fisher School
La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School
The Laurels School
Marymount International School London
Notre Dame Roman Catholic Girls' School
Richard Challoner School
Sacred Heart Catholic School, Camberwell
St Anselm's Catholic School
St Catherine's Catholic School for Girls
St Columba's Catholic Boys' School
St Edmund's Catholic School, Dover
St Francis Xavier College, Clapham
St Gregory's Catholic School
St John Bosco College, Battersea
St John Fisher Catholic School
St John's Catholic Comprehensive School
St Joseph's College, Upper Norwood
St Mary's Roman Catholic High School, Croydon
St Matthew Academy
St Michael's Catholic College
St Paul's Academy, Abbey Wood
St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls
St Simon Stock Catholic School
St Thomas More Catholic School, Eltham
St Thomas the Apostle College
St Ursula's Convent School
Thomas More Catholic School, Purley
Ursuline College, Westgate-on-Sea
Ursuline High School, Wimbledon
Wimbledon College
Parishes
Leeds Cathedral - Cathedral Church of St Anne
Blessed John Henry Newman, Leeds
Holy Redeemer, Huddersfield
St Edward's, Clifford
St Ignatius, Ossett
St Jeanne Jugan, Leeds
St Joseph's, Bradford
St Austin's and English Martyrs, Wakefield
St Mary's, Halifax
St Patrick's, Leeds
St Robert's, Harrogate
St Wilfrid's Church, Ripon
St Stephen's, Skipton
St Joseph's Wetherby
Leeds Trinity University
Schools
All Saints, Huddersfield
Cardinal Heenan, Meanwood
Corpus Christi, Leeds
Leeds Trinity University
Mount St Mary's, Leeds
Notre Dame, Leeds
St Bede's & St Joseph's, Bradford
St Catherine's, Halifax
St John Fisher, Dewsbury
St John Fisher, Harrogate
St John's School for the Deaf, Boston Spa
St Mary's Menston
St Thomas à Becket, Wakefield
St Wilfrid's, Featherstone