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British prelate (1930–2019)
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 .
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]
Roman Catholic Diocese of Arundel and Brighton
Churches
Arundel Cathedral - Cathedral Church of Our Lady and St Philip Howard
St Peter's Church, Aldrington
St Mary Magdalene's Church, Bexhill-on-Sea
Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Bognor Regis
St John the Baptist's Church, Brighton
St Mary Magdalen's Church, Brighton
St Joseph's Church, Brighton
St Wilfrid's Church, Burgess Hill
St Tarcisius Church, Camberley
Sacred Heart Church, Caterham
St Richard of Chichester Church, Chichester
St Teresa of Avila Church, Chiddingfold
Friary Church of St Francis and St Anthony, Crawley
St Joseph's Church, Dorking
St Anthony and St George Church, Duncton
Our Lady and St Peter's Church, East Grinstead
Our Lady of Ransom Church, Eastbourne
St John of Rochester Church, Egham
Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, Englefield Green
St Joan of Arc's Church, Farnham
St Edmund Church, Godalming
English Martyrs Church, Goring-by-Sea
St Wilfrid's Church, Hailsham
Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Haslemere
St Mary Star of the Sea Church, Hastings
Corpus Christi Church, Henfield
St John the Evangelist Church, Heron's Ghyll
St Anselm Church, Hindhead
Church of the Sacred Heart, Hove
Church of Our Lady and St Peter, Leatherhead
St Bernard's Church, Lingfield
St Catherine's Church, Littlehampton
Church of the Divine Motherhood and St Francis of Assisi, Midhurst
All Saints Church, Oxted
Sacred Heart Church, Petworth
St George's Church, Polegate
St Mary's Church, Preston Park
St Anthony of Viareggio Church, Rose Green
St Joseph Church, Rustington
St Anthony of Padua Church, Rye
Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation
Church of St Thomas More, Seaford
St Peter's Church, Shoreham-by-Sea
St Richard of Chichester Church, Slindon
Church of St Thomas of Canterbury and English Martyrs, St Leonards-on-Sea
St Edward the Confessor Church, Sutton Park
Our Lady Immaculate and St Philip Neri Church, Uckfield
St Ambrose Church, Warlingham
St Dunstan's Church, Woking
St Mary of the Angels, Worthing
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark
Churches
St Osmund, Barnes
Sacred Heart, Battersea
St Edmund, Beckenham
Our Lady Help of Christians, Blackheath
Corpus Christi, Brixton
Sacred Heart, Camberwell
St Thomas of Canterbury, Canterbury
St Michael the Archangel, Chatham
St Mary, Chislehurst
St Mary, Clapham
St Mary, Croydon
St Paul, Dover
St Thomas More, Dulwich
Our Lady of the Angels, Erith
Our Lady of Gillingham
St Thomas Aquinas, Ham
Our Lady of Loreto and St Winefride, Kew
St Agatha, Kingston
St Saviour, Lewisham
St Mary Magdalen, Mortlake
St John the Evangelist, Putney
St Augustine, Ramsgate
St Ethelbert, Ramsgate
Our Lady Queen of Peace, Richmond
St Elizabeth of Portugal, Richmond
St Joseph, Roehampton
Most Precious Blood, Southwark
St Winefride, South Wimbledon
Sts Simon and Jude, Streatham Hill
St Raphael, Surbiton
St Anne, Vauxhall
St Patrick, Waterloo
Sacred Heart, Wimbledon
Christ the King, Wimbledon Park
St Peter, Woolwich
Patronal Feasts of the Diocese
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 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