Robert Byrne (bishop)
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The Right Reverend Robert Byrne C.O. |
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| Auxiliary Bishop for Birmingham | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Birmingham |
| See | Cuncacestre (titular) |
| Appointed | 15 March 2014 |
| Installed | 13 May 2014 |
| Predecessor | Philip Pargeter |
| Other posts | Titular Bishop of Cuncacestre (2014–present) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 5 January 1985 by Maurice Couve de Murville |
| Consecration | 13 May 2014 by Bernard Longley |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
22 September 1956 Manchester, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Roman Catholicism |
| Education | St Bede's College, Manchester |
| Alma mater |
King's College, London Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas |
Robert Byrne, C.O. (born 22 September 1956) is a British Roman Catholic bishop. Since 13 May 2014, he has served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Birmingham and the Titular Bishop of Cuncacestre. He is the first Oratorian to be appointed a bishop in England since 1874.
Byrne was born on 22 September 1956 in Manchester, England. He was educated at St Bede's College, Manchester, an independent Catholic school. He studied at King's College, London and at the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas in Rome.
Byrne entered the Birmingham Oratory in 1980. On 5 January 1985, he was ordained to the priesthood by Maurice Couve de Murville, the then Archbishop of Birmingham. In 1990, he moved to Oxford where he founded the Oxford Oratory. From 1990 to 1999, he was Parish Priest of the Parish of St Aloysius, Oxford. From 1993 to 2011, he served as the elected Provost of Oxford Oratory.
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