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"Our Lord has written the promise of resurrection, not in books alone, but in every leaf in springtime." – Martin Luther King Jr.

At this special time of year, we have books to inspire and delight you. Accompany your little ones 'On the Road to Emmaus' or through 'Via Lucis: The Way of the Light'. Or perhaps, reflect with Fr Michael on the Gospel resurrection narratives in 'Alive'.

Fr Gerry Briody re-appointed as Provincial of Great Britain

Fr Gerry Briody re-appointed as Provincial of Great Britain

Posted: Fri, 17 Dec 2021 13:12

Fr Gerry Briody re-appointed as Provincial of Great Britain

(ANS - Rome) - With the consent of the General Council, the Rector Major, Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, has decided to confirm Fr James Briody as Provincial Superior of the "St Thomas of Canterbury" Province of Great Britain (GBR) for the 2022-2028 term.

Fr James Briody was born in Motherwell, in the county of Lanarkshire, on 7 May 1964. He entered the Salesian novitiate in Dublin on 7 September 1983 and made his perpetual profession in September 1991 in Glasgow, Scotland. He was ordained a deacon in Battersea, London, on July 17, 1994, while the priestly ordination took place a year later, on 22 July 1995, in Motherwell, his hometown.

Over the years, he has held various positions, including Councilor first in the Salesian House of Farnborough (2002-2005) and then in the Salesian House in Bootle (2005-2015). He was also School Principal, in Bootle, from 1 September 2005 to 1 September 2015.

On 14 August 2016 the Rector Major, with the consent of his Council, appointed him Provincial of Great Britain, a position to which he has just been re-appointed for the next six years.

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