“The outcome of the ‘Placing Hope in Faith’ listening process will result in proposals which will inform diocesan policy and underpin our Pastoral Plan for the Diocese” – Bishop John Fleming

Accepting the post, Dr Capeloa Gil said she would “work to make the power of the few the strength of the many”.

Three articles in the 1 March issue of L’Osservatore Romano argue that the current prohibition on women preaching should be reconsidered.

Some of his most significant comments concern the role of women in the Church.