Appointment of vicar general of His Holines for Vatican City, archpriest of the Papal Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican and president of the Fabric of Saint Peter
Appointment of secretary of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
Resignation and appointment of bishop of Brentwood, England
Appointment of vicar general of His Holines for Vatican City, archpriest of the Papal Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican and president of the Fabric of Saint Peter
The Holy Father has appointed Archbishop Vittorio Francesco Viola, O.F.M., hitherto secretary of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, as vicar general of His Holines for Vatican City, archpriest of the Papal Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican and president of the Fabric of Saint Peter.
Appointment of secretary of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
The Holy Father has appointed Monsignor Aurelio García Marcías, under-secretary of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, as secretary of the same Dicastery.
Resignation and appointment of bishop of Brentwood, England
The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Brentwood, England, presented by Bishop Alan Williams, S.M.
The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Timothy Francis Menezes, until now titular of Thugga and auxiliary of Birmingham, as bishop of Brentwood, England.
Curriculum vitae
Bishop Timothy Francis Menezes was born on 18 July 1970 in Birmingham. After completing his seminary formation at Saint Mary’s College Seminary of Oscott and at the Venerable English College in Rome, he was awarded a bachelor’s degree in theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University of Rome (1993).
He was ordained a priest on 22 July 1995.
He was awarded a licentiate in sacred liturgy from the Pontifical Liturgical Institute of Saint Anselm in Rome (1996), and went on to serve as parish vicar of Saint Michael in Wolverhampton 1996-1998), associate lecturer at the Maryvale Institute in Birmingham (1996–2004), parish curate at Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Redditch (1998–2000), lecturer in liturgy at Saint Mary’s College, Oscott (1998–2011), private secretary to the archbishop of Birmingham (2000–2004), parish priest at Saint Thomas More, Coventry (2004–2011), vicar general (2011–2019), canon of the Chapter of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Chad (2011–2024), dean of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Chad (2019–2024), Prelate of Honour to His Holiness (2012); member of the Liturgical Commission of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales (2000–2024), expert on the English International Commission on Liturgy (ICEL) (2002–2024), and auxiliary bishop of the metropolitan archdiocese of Birmingham (2024–2026).
