Roderick Wright

For the politician, see Roderick Wright (politician).

The Richt Reverend Roderick Wright
Bishop o Argyll an the Isles (Catholic)
Province	Province o Saint Aundraes an Edinburgh
Diocese	Roman Catholic Diocese o Argyll an the Isles
Appointed	11 December 1990
Term endit	19 September 1996
Predecessor	Colin Aloysius MacPherson
Successor	Ian Murray
Orders
Ordination	29 Juin 1964
Consecration	15 Januar 1991 bi Luigi Barbarito
Personal details
Born	28 Juin 1940 Glesga, Scotland
Deed	23 Mey 2005 (aged 64) Napier, New Zealand
Naitionality	Scots
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Spoose	Kathleen (m. Juin 1998)
Bairns	Ane son

Roderick Wright (28 Juin 1940 – 23 Mey 2005) wis a Scots Roman Catholic that held the role o Bishop o Argyll an the Isles frae 1990 tae 1996.

Early life

Born in the Kingston pairt o Glesga on 28 Juin 1940, Wright wis ane o fower weans o a warkin-class merchent seaman. His pairents war Andrew 'Andra' Wright and Dolina 'Dolly' MacInnes, wha baith cam frae the Ooter Hebrides: Andrew cam frae Eriskay, an Dolina cam frae Sooth Boisdale, Sooth Uist. Roddy Wright, as he wis knawn tae faimily an freens, wis eddicatit at St Gerard's Seicontary Schuil in Gouan. He began trainin fur the priestheid at Blairs College in The Mearns whan he wis fowerteen, an gaed oan tae St Peter's Seminary, Cardross in 1958.

Ministerie

Priestheid

Efter Wright wis ordainit a priest on 29 Juin 1964, his first pastoral appintments war at St Laurence's Kirk, Drumchapel, Glesga (1964–1966), an St Jude's Kirk, Barlanark, Glesga (1966–1969). He returnit tae Blairs College as speeritual director (1969–1974). His syne appintment wis as an assistant priest at Oor Lady an St Mun's Dunuin, Argyll (1974–1976). Fur a wee while, he actit as a chaplain tae the Unitit States Navy base at Holy Loch. His last three appintments afore his episcopal ordaination war as priest at St Mary's Kirk, The Fort (1976–1980); St Michael's Kirk, Ardkenneth, Sooth Uist (1980–1986); an St Anne's Kirk, Corpach, near aboots The Fort1986–1991).

Episcopate

Wright wis appintit the bishop o the Diocese o Argyll an the Isles bi the Holy See on 11 December 1990 an consecratit at St. Columba's Cathedral in Oban on 15 Januar 1991. The heid consecrator wis Luigi Barbarito, Titular Archbishop o Fiorentino, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio tae Great Breetain. The heid co-consecrators war Cardinal Thomas Winning, Archbishop o Glesga, an Keith O'Brien, Archbishop o St. Aundraes an Edinburgh.

Resignation and mairiage

Wright disappeart frae his hame syne door tae St. Columba's Cathedral, Oban, on 4 September 1996. Kathleen MacPhee, a divorced mither o three that wrocht as a nuirice in The Fort, dissapeart an aa, leavin her youngest bairn wi faimily. Thare wis concern amang the local fowk, includin Frances Shand Kydd, the mither o Diana, Princess o Wales. Wright had advised Shand-Kydd afore her reception intae the Roman Catholic Kirk in 1994.^{[citation needit]} The followin weekend, a former parishioner o Wright's cam forrit tae say that she wis biggen bi him and had gien birth tae a son in 1981.

Wright resigned as Bishop o Argyll an the Isles on 19 September 1996 and renouncit the office o bishop.

Wright registratit as unemployit an wis spotted lookin fur wark in the Jobcentre in Kendal, Cumbria, Ingland. In his autobiography, he allegit that Jobcentre staff had leakit information aboot him. Wright mairit MacPhee in a civil ceremony in Antigua in Juin 1998.

Deith

In 2002, Wright an his wife emigratitntae New Zealand. He suffered in his last months frae liver cancer an dee'd on 23 Mey 2005, aged 64.

References

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