United Kingdom
In United Kingdom, 15 dioceses have responded to the Motu Proprio Traditionis Custodes. Here is a summmary on how they responded ...
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🟢 10
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🟢 Arundel & Brighton
The Archbishop of Southwark, John Wilson, and the Bishop of Arundel and Brighton, Richard Moth, have also already written to grant faculties to celebrate the Old Rite to churches in their dioceses.
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🔴 Clifton
The Bishop of Clifton, Declan Lang, was among the first to rescind permission to a community in his diocese, and sent a written instruction to a traditionalist church in Glastonbury asking them to cease celebrating Mass in the Old Rite.
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🟡 Glasgow
And while I know that many will be disappointed that they will have to travel to another parish, I hope that they will be reassured that Mass according to the 1962 Missal is still available in the Archdiocese.
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🟢 Hexham & Newcastle
Fortunately we will have no problems in this diocese with bishop Robert Byrne. In fact he has already been in touch wih the celebrants of the EF in this diocese.
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🟢 Lancaster
Thank-you for your heart-felt plea for me to do alll can to safeguard the place of the 1962 Missal within the Diocese. I certainly believe that it has a place within the Sacramental treasury of our Diocese and will do what I can. I am grateful for your loyalty to the Church.
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🟢 Leeds
With permission from Bishop Marcus, following the publication of Pope Francis’ Apostolic Letter “Traditionis Custodes,” we will continue to celebrate the Mass according to the Extraordinary Form at 6pm on Wednesdays at St Winefride’s and at 6pm on First Fridays at St John’s.
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🟡 Liverpool
I have declined requests for the faculty to use the 1962 Missal for private celebration; in all the above cases, at least some member of the faithful must be participating.
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🟡 Motherwell
Bishop Toal of the Diocese of Motherwell has instructed that the 8am Traditional Latin Mass at St Mary's Cleland be discontinued from the 15th August. (...) The Mass at 7pm on Thursdays will continue.
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🟢 Southwark
The Archbishop of Southwark, John Wilson, and the Bishop of Arundel and Brighton, Richard Moth, have also already written to grant faculties to celebrate the Old Rite to churches in their dioceses.