December 17 to December 23
Cardinal Murphy-O'Connor (Westminster) Mon: Celebrates Mass for Diocese of Westminster employees, Westminster Cathedral,
5.30pm. Tue-Sat: Pilgrimage to the Holy Land with presidents of Churches Together in England.
Archbishop Kelly (Liverpool) Sun-Mon: Private retreat, St Beuno's, Tirmeirchion. Thu: Celebrates Mass. Nugent Care, Liverpool, 12pm; celebrates Mass and evening prayer. Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, Liverpool , 5.15pm. Fri: Lunch with Archdiocesan staff, Liverpool Archdiocesan Centre for Evangelisation. 12pm.
Archbishop Nichols (Binningham) Sun: Parish visitation, St Mary's, Norton-le-Moors. Tue: Carol Service, St Thomas of Canterbury Primary School, Walsall, 6.30pm. Wed: Archbishop's Council meeting, 930am. Thu: Mass of Thanksgiving. St Gerard's, Castle Vale, 7.30pm.
Bishop Arnold (Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster) The: Ruislip Penitential, 7.30pm. Thu: Christmas celebration, Westminster Cathedral, 7pm. Fri: Archbishop's Council meeting, 930am.
Bishop Brain (Salford) Sun: Celebrates Mass, Little Sisters of the Poor, Plymouth Grove, Manchester, I lam. Wed: Carol Service, St Anne's Hospice, 7pm, Bishop Budd (Plymouth) Sun: Exeter Cathedral, 9.45am; meeting, Bristol. Mon: Meeting, Bristol. Wed-Sat: Retreat.
Bishop Burns (HM Forces) Sun: Mass, St Barbara's, Chippenham, 9.30am; Bishop's meeting, Clifton, pm. Mon: Bishop's meeting, Clifton. Thu-Sat: Pastoral visit to forces in Germany.
Bishop Conry (Arundel & Brighton) Wed: Diocesan staff Mass and Christmas lunch, DABCEC.
Bishop Crowley (Middlesbrough) Sun: BBC Radio Cleveland Christmas Carol Concert, Cathedral, 2.30pm. Wed: Bishop's Council, Bishop's House, 103&arn; Service of Reconciliation, Cathedral, 7pm.
Bishop Doyle (Northampton) Tue: Visit to Yarlswood 12.30pm. Wed: Christmas lunch with staff of Bishop's House, 1230pm; Reconciliation Service, Cathedral, 7pm. Thu: Northampton Mencap Ecumenical Carol Service, Cathedral, 730pm.
Bishop Dunn (Hexh am and Newcastle) Mon: Attend Bishop's meeting, Leeds. Tue: Attend Bishop's meeting, Leeds; presentation amends, St Aidan's School, Sunderland at the Tom Cowie Lecture Theatre, Sunderland University, 7pm. Wed: Attends Rotary Club of Monkseaton centenary meeting, Backworth Hall, North Tyneside, 7pm. Sat: Celebrates Mass, Cartington Young Offenders Institute, 8.30am.
Bishop Evans (East Anglia) Sun: Parish visitation to Walsingham.
Bishop Hine (Auxiliary Bishop of Southwark) Mon; Preaches at Carol Service, East Sutton Park HM Prison, 6.30pm. Tue: Archbishop's Council meeting, Southwark, 10am; preaches at Carol Service, Cookham Wood HM Prison, 6.30pm. Wed: Attends Church Leaders' breakfast meeting, 8am; attends Catholic Children's Society directors' meeting, Purley, 2.30pm.
Bishop Hollis (Portsmouth) Sun-Mon: Bishop's meeting, Clifton Diocese.
Bishop Hopes (Westminster) Sun: Retreat. Mon: Engagements, Archbishop's House; Mass, 5.30pm; reception for diocesan staff. Tue: Visit to HMYOI Feldiam, 10.30am; Mass for Sisters of Charity and St Paul. SS Michael and Martin, Hounslow, 6pm. Wed; Engagements,Archbishop's House; attends Carol Service, West Middlesex Hospital, 2pm. Thu: Engagements,Archbishop's House; Christmas celebration, Westminster Cathedral, 7pm. Fri: Archbishop's Council meeting, Arch
bishop's House, am; engagements, Archbishop's House. pm.
Bishop Kenney (Birmingham) Sun: Parish visitation, St John Vianney, Coventry. Wed: Archbishop's Council meeting, Archbishop's House, 9.30am.
Bishop Lang (Clifton) Tue: Visits Bernadine Convent, Stroud, 2pm. Wed: Christmas Service, HMP Shepton Mallet, 6pm.
Bishop McGough (Birmingham) Sun: Confirmations, Knotton, 9am. The: Presentation ceremony, Blessed William Howard School, Stafford, 7.30pm. Wed: Archbishop's Council, Archbishop's House, 9,30am.
McMahon (Brentwood) Sun: Celebrates Mass, Stock, 9am: Nine Lessons & Carols, Cathedral, 4pm. Tue: Travels to Rome. Wed: Presides at Mass for candidacy, English College, Rome. Thu: Travels from Rome. Sat: Confessions, Stock, 1 lam -12pm followed by Communion to the sick.
Bishop McMahon (Nottingham) Sun-Mon: Bishop' group meeting, Bristol. Mon: Mansfield District CouncilCarol Service, St Patrick's, Forest Town, 730pm.
Bishop Noble (Shrewsbury) Sun: Eucharist, Carmelite Monastery, Birkenhead, gam. The: Bishop's meeting, Leeds.
Bishop O'Donoghue (Lancaster) Tue: Education meeting. 3.30pm.
Bishop Pargeter (Birmingham) Wed: Archbishop's Council meeting, Archbishop's House, 9.30am.
Bishop Rawsthorne (Hallam) Sun: Mass, Ranby, 2pm. Tue: Visitation continued, St William's, Sheffield, Wed: Carol Service, HMP Moorland, 6.45pm. Thu: St Wilfrid's Centre, Sheffield, 1 m. Sat: Penitential Service, 10am.
Bishop Roche (Leeds) Sun: Visitation Holy Spirit, Heckmondwike, 10am; Christmas Carol Service, Leeds Cathedral, 4pm. Fri: Mass & Pre-Christmas celebration, Hinsley Hall, 12pm.
Bishop Stack (Westminster) Tue: Presents BBC Service on Radio 4, 9.45am. Thu: Christmas celebration, Westminster Cathedral, 7pm.
Bishop Williams (Liverpool) The: Launch of 'Liverpool's Irish Connection' book by Mike Kelly, Editions, Liverpool, Ilam. Wed: Carol Service, HM Prison, Walton, Liverpool, 530pm.
WALES Archbishop Smith (Cardiff) Sun: Bishop's Support Group, Clifton, 4pm. Mon: Bishop's Support Gmup, Clifton; Christmas reception, B.B.C. Lliuidaff, Cardiff, 6.30pm.
Bishop Regan (Wrexham) The: Diocesan trustees, Curial Offices, 1030am.
SCOTLAND
Cardinal O'Brien (St Andiew's & Edinburgh) Mon: Meeting with Deans and DPC Reps of St Mango's and St Ninian's Deaneries, St Bennet's, from 11.30am. Tue: Meeting with Deans and DPC Reps, St Cuthbert's and St David's Deaneries, St Bennett, from 11.30am; Advent Service with Archdiocesan choir, St Ninian's, Edinburgh, 7.30pm; Christmas gathering with Lord Provost, City Chambers, Edinburgh, 8.30pm. Wed: Meeting with Deans and DPC Reps, Holy Rood Deanery, St Thomas's Deanery and St Augustine's Deanery, St Bennet's, from 10am.
Bishop Logan (Dunkeld/Dundee) Sun: Festival of Carols, St Andrew's Cathedral, Dundee, 3pm. Tue: Visit, St Columba's Primary School, Cupar, 10am. Wed: Mass at Diocesan Centre, Dundee, 12pm. Thu: St Mary's, Monifeith, 10.30am.
This listing was compiled by Gabriel Communications Limited and also appears in The Universe and Catholic Times