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The Trust  and Trustees

 
Shrewsbury Diocese is constituted as a charitable Trust the objective of which is the advancement of the Roman Catholic faith and the support of charitable purposes, whether educational or otherwise, promoted by the Church. All parish property forms part of the Trust's assets and it is the responsibility of the Diocesan Trustees to administer it in accordance with the law relating to charities and with the Church's Canon Law.

The Diocesan Trustees are the Bishop and four senior clergy and five lay people with relevant business expertise who meet regularly to manage the affairs of the Diocese. The Trustees have established committees to deal in more detail with matters of finance for repair and building projects and with the administration of the Diocesan Schools.

Charity legislation requires that Trustees should administer the affairs of the Charity in a prudent businesslike manner and for this reason the Trustees undertook the Pastoral/Property Review. This comprehensive review enabled the establishment of a database of parish property details which formed a factual basis for future planning for the next decade. The review led to the publication in November 1999 of the Green Paper proposals, which were subsequently the subject of consultations with deanery groups and parishes. The White Paper then produced in July 2000 was a response to that process and set out a number of actions that the Trustees agreed to take over a period of time to ensure that the purpose of the Diocesan Trust continues to be properly carried out and to provide for future pastoral care and development. As these actions have been put into place they have been amended to suit changing circumstances that have developed.

The Trustees' Meetings for 2010 are 19th January, 23rd February, 11th May, 6th July, 19th October & 30th November.



 

 

Bishop Brian Noble

Bishop of Shrewsbury

Mr Austin Atkinson

Recently retired head of Blessed Robert Johnson College, Wellington, and part-time advisor to the Diocesan Education Service with special responsibility for governor training

Mr John Mullholland

ACAS arbitrator and mediator, Chairman of NHS adjudication and Review panels, and of Industrial Disputes Tribunal in Guernsey and Courts of Tinwall in the Isle of Man. Diocesan CAFOD volunteer and Chair of Governors at Blessed Thomas Holford High School, Altrincham.

Mrs Veronica Clarke

Solicitor specialising in property and trust law - solicitor to the Archdiocese of Liverpool and School Governor - Upton Hall School, and member of the Union of Catholic Mothers (Heswall Parish).

Rev George Browne

Parish Priest of St Monica's, Appleton. Has a long history of involvement in Adult Education within the Diocese and recently Chairman of the Council of Priests. 

Mr James Keaton

Former divisional Board director of ICI and former chairman of Quarry Bank Mill Trust Limited, he is now Chairman of Campus Ventures, and has recently been appointed deputy chairman of the Manchester Science and Enterprise centre.

Mgr John McManus

Vicar General - Parish Priest, St Agnes, West Kirby

Rev Anthony Myers

Parish Priest, St Hugh's, Timperley

Catherine Jones

 
Academic Secretary at the University of Liverpool, where her responsibilities include student recruitment, administration and support; academic planning and teaching quality support. Her leisure interest include theatre, heritage and environmental issues. She is a parishioner of St Mary of the Angels, Hooton.
 

 
Rev Vincent Whelan

Parish Priest, Our Lady and the Apostles, Stockport