Francis Walmsley
Francis Joseph Walmsley (born 9 November 1926) is an English prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the Bishop of the Forces from 1979 to 2002.[1]
Born in Woolwich on 9 November 1926, he was ordained to the priesthood on 30 May 1953. He was appointed the Bishop of the Forces and Titular Bishop of Tamalluma by the Holy See on 8 January 1979. His consecration to the Episcopate took place on 22 February 1979, the principal consecrator was Bishop Gerard William Tickle, retired Bishop of the Forces, and the principal co-consecrators were Bishop Mario Joseph Conti of Aberdeen (later Archbishop of Glasgow) and Archbishop Michael George Bowen of Southwark.[1] During his term the military vicariate of the British Forces was raised to the status of a military ordinariate on 21 July 1986.[2]
He resigned as Titular Bishop of Tamalluma on 7 March 1998 and retired as Bishop of the Forces on 24 May 2002.[1]
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| Preceded by | Bishop of the Forces 1979–2002 |
Succeeded by Thomas Matthew Burns |
