ACI Prensa Staff, Apr 11, 2024 / 14:05 pm
The Diocese of Dunkeld, Scotland, announced Wednesday that Bishop-elect Martin Chambers, who was scheduled to be consecrated as its new bishop on April 27, passed away at the age of 59.
“It is with deep regret and sadness that I have to inform you that our bishop-elect, Martin Chambers, died in his sleep last night,” diocesan administrator Father Kevin Golden posted on the diocese’s X account April 10. “May he rest in peace and may his family and loved ones find comfort in the risen Lord and in the love of family and friends.”
Dunkeld has learned that its Bishop Elect, Fr Martin Chambers, has died in his sleep. Please pray for the repose of Fr Martin’s soul. The diocese will gather together for a Mass in St Andrew’s Cathedral, Dundee, at 1pm on Friday 12th April. @BishopsScotland @SCMO14 pic.twitter.com/CoAZPPrxT3
— Diocese of Dunkeld (@DunkeldDiocese) April 10, 2024
The diocese did not give a cause of death. However, the bishop-elect had believed to be in good health, according to The Tablet in the U.K.
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