OurBishop was born and brought up in Ireland but had been in the London area since he began his seminary training in 1959. He has had wide experience of parish life in Westminster Diocese and has been Rector of Allen Hall, the diocesan Seminary, and Administrator of Westminster Cathedral. Work with the homeless, drug addicts and disadvantaged people in inner London was one of his priorities.
He was ordained Bishop in 1993 and was appointed to the west London area of Westminster Diocese. Besides working in that culturally mixed area, Bishop Patrick became well known at a national level for his work with refugees and asylum seekers.
His installation in Lancaster Cathedral took place on Wednesday 4 July 2001. Bishop Patrick asked for the prayers of everyone in the Diocese as he took on this new task.
BISHOP BREWER TRIBUTE TAPE
"Christ is in you," the hour-long BBC Radio Lancashire tribute to Bishop John Brewer, which was broadcast on New Year's Eve, is now available on tape. Thanks to the kindness of the BBC and Galloway Society for the Blind, the tape is available for a minimum donation of £2.50 per copy (including postage and packing) from
Fr Denis Blackledge. All proceeds will go to Galloway Society for the Blind
