Parish of St. Teilo's with Our Lady of Lourdes

Following Archbishop Peter Smith's appointment as Archbishop of Southwark in April

2010, the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, appointed Bishop George Stack as the

seventh Archbishop of Cardiff on 19th April 2011.

He was installed as Archbishop at St. David's

Metropolitan Cathedral in Cadiff on 20th June 2011.

Archbishop Stack was born 9th May 1946 in Cork,

Ireland. He attended school in London and entered

seminary at St. Edmund's College, Ware in 1966.

He was ordained deacon in 1971 and a priest on

21st May 1972.

Between 1974 and 1977, Fr. Stack pursued a Bachelor

of Education degree at St Mary's University College,

Twickenham. He then served in parish ministry until

1990, when he was appointed Vicar General for Clergy,

a post based at Archbishop's House in Victoria,

London. He became Administrator of Westminster

Cathedral in 1993 and retained this position until his

Ordination as Bishop in 2001. He was made a Prelate

of Honour, with the title Monsignor, to Pope John

Paul II in the year 2003.

In 2001, Monsignor Stack was ordained as an Auxiliary Bishop for the Archdiocese of

Westminster, by Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, before being appointed as

Archbishop of Cardiff in April 2011.

Following the announcement of his appointment as Archbishop of Cardiff, the then

Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster said:

“I am humbled and honoured at the trust Pope Benedict XVI has placed in appointing

me Archbishop of Cardiff. Although I am sad to be leaving the Diocese of

Westminster, in which I have served as priest for 29 years and auxiliary bishop for 10

years, I look forward to serving the people and clergy of the Church in Cardiff with

love and faithfulness in the years that lie ahead. I am aware of the long and noble

history of Christianity in Wales and the special gifts the Celtic people bring to the

Universal Church. I hope to share in this rich tradition of faith.”

Former Archbishops of Cardiff

2001-2010 Archbishop Peter David Smith (b. 1943)

1983-2001 Archbishop John Aloysius Ward OFM Cap (1929-2007)

1961-1983 Archbishop John Aloysius Murphy (1905-1995)

1940-1961 Archbishop Michael McGrath (1882-1961)

1920-1939 Archbishop Francis Mostyn (1860-1939)

1916-1920 Archbishop James Romanus Bilsborrow OSB (1862-1931)

Former Bishops of Newport

1895-1916 Bishop John Cuthbert Hedley OSB (1837-1916)

Former Bishops of Newport and Menevia

1880-1895 Bishop John Cuthbert Hedley OSB (1837-1916)

1850-1880 Bishop Thomas Joseph Brown OSB (1796-1880)