“I feel unworthy to have been chosen by the Lord to be a Priest and then a Bishop, to navigate waters that have become increasingly challenging, yet day by day were filled with so many graces. I thank the Lord, as well as clergy and people, for so many blessings, and ask forgiveness for my failings.”

Pope accepts resignation of the Bishop of Menevia https://www.cbcew.org.uk/pope-accepts-resignation-of-the-bishop-of-menevia/ (July 11, 2019)

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