Bishop John Arnold appointed President of Pax Christi England & Wales

Pax Christi Chair Kathryn Lydon with Bishop John

Bishop John Arnold has been appointed as new President of Pax Christi England and Wales.

Bishop John has been Bishop of Salford since 2014. He is the Bishops' Conference Spokesperson for the Environment and a former Chair of CAFOD's Board of Trustees.

Kathryn Lydon, chair Pax Christi England and Wales said: "I am so pleased that Bishop John has been appointed as our President and was delighted to meet him recently with Aisling Griffin our Schools and Youth Education Worker. We are really looking forward to working with Bishop John on the critical peace and nonviolence issues that concern us all in the Church."

The World Gathering to celebrate the 80th Anniversary of Pax Christi International starts in Florence today. Three delegates: Kathryn Lydon, Fr Joe Ryan and Matthew Maslen will be join others from Pax Christi sections around the world.

They are hoping to report back daily and we hope to be sharing their updates here on ICN as well.

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Pax Christi England and Wales: https://paxchristi.org.uk/