Marian Pilgrimage - Our Lady of Worcester

The Pilgrimage now goes to the cathedral of Worcester for the next place of devotion on the itinerary. My post from last year. Together with various links from previous years, can be accessed at Marian Pilgrimage - Our Lady of Worcester

The late medieval diocese of Worcester had a particular link with the Roman Curia. This was because the four successive Bishops of Worcester from 1497 to 1535 were absentee Italians, provided to the See with the full approval of the English Crown  The highest achiever of these was Cardinal Guilio di Giuliano de’Medici, Bishop in 1521-2, who was to be elected as Pope Clement VII in 1523. Even after the deprivation in 1535 of the last of these  four, Girolamo Ghinucci, his tenure was naturally still accepted by the Holy See, and an exiled English diplomat at the Imperial court was appointed to Worcester when Bishop Ghinucci, died in 1541. More than a decade later this man, Richard Pate, was able under Queen Mary I to occupy the position, only to be deprived, imprisoned, and then exiled after 1559. Details of all five can be found in the links on the Wikipedia article Bishop of Worcester

May Our Lady of Worcester pray for Pope Leo XIV