Resignation and succession of metropolitan archbishop of Rijeka, Croatia

Resignation and appointment of bishop of East Anglia, England

Resignation and succession of metropolitan archbishop of Rijeka, Croatia

The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the metropolitan archdiocese of Rijeka, Croatia, presented by Archbishop Ivan Devčić.

He is succeeded by Archbishop Mate Uzinić, until now coadjutor archbishop of the same archdiocese.

Resignation and appointment of bishop of East Anglia, England

The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of East Anglia, England, presented by Bishop Alan Stephen Hopes.

The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Canon Peter Gwilym Collins, of the clergy of the archdiocese of Cardiff, until now parish priest of Saint Mary of the Angels and Holy Family in Cardiff.

Curriculum vitae

Msgr. Peter Gwilym Collins was born on 13 May 1958 in Tredegar, in the archdiocese of Cardiff. He was ordained a priest on 14 July 1984 for the same archdiocese. He attended the English College of Valladolid, Spain, and was awarded a licentiate in dogmatic theology from the Universidad Pontificia Comillas in Madrid.

He has held the following offices: parish vicar of Saint David’s Cathedral in Cardiff (1984-1989); vice rector of the English College of Valladolid (1989-1994); parish priest of Chepstow, Caldicot and Magor (1995-2001); dean and administrator of Saint David’s Cathedral in Cardiff (2001-2019).

Since 2019 he has served as parish priest of Saint Mary of the Angels and Holy Family in Cardiff, diocesan representative for Safeguarding, president of the diocesan Commission for Education and chair of the Presbyteral Council. In addition, he is a member of the Cathedral Chapter of the archdiocese of Cardiff.