Robert Byrne | |
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| Bishop Emeritus of Hexham and Newcastle | |
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| Church | Catholic Church |
| Province | Liverpool |
| Diocese | Hexham and Newcastle |
| Appointed | 4 February 2019 |
| Installed | 25 March 2019 |
| Term ended | 12 December 2022 |
| Predecessor | Séamus Cunningham |
| Successor | Stephen Wright |
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| Ordination | 5 January 1985 by Maurice Couve de Murville |
| Consecration | 13 May 2014 by Bernard Longley |
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| Born | 22 September 1956 Manchester, England |
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Robert Byrne, C.O. (born 22 September 1956) is a prelate of the Catholic Church in England. He was the 14th Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle from 2019 to 2022. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Birmingham and the titular bishop of Cuncacestre. He is the first Oratorian to be appointed a bishop in England since 1874.