The Friends of the Holy Father - Annual Masses
Each year the Society holds its Annual General Meeting that is preceded by Mass and followed by a social gathering.
These annual Masses for the Pope's intentions have been celebrated with a special homily, by:
1981 - Archbishop Bruno Heim - Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Great Britain
1982 - Bishop David Konstant, Bishop of Leeds
1983 - Archbishop David Worlock, Archbishop of Liverpool
1984 - Archbishop John Murphy, Archbishop of Cardiff
1985 - Archbishop Thomas Winning, Archbishop of Glasgow
1986 - Archbishop Maurice Couve de Murville, Archbishop of Birmingham
1987 - Archbishop John Ward, Archbishop of Cardiff
1988 - Archbishop Michael Bowen, Archbishop of Southwark
1989 - Archbishop Luigi Barbarito – Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain
1990 - Bishop Joseph Gray, Bishop of Shrewsbury
1991 - Bishop Cormac Murphy O'Connor, Bishop of Arundel and Brighton
1992 - Cardinal George Basil Hume, Archbishop of Westminster
1993 - Cardinal George Basil Hume, Archbishop of Westminster and Bishop Vincent Nichols, Bishop of North London
1994 - Monsignor Ralph Brown, Vicar General - Westminster
1995 - Bishop John Jukes, Auxiliary Bishop of Southwark
1996 - Bishop Francis Walmsley, Bishop of the Forces
1997 - Bishop Peter Smith, Bishop of East Anglia
1998 - Abbot Francis Rossiter, Abbot President of the Benedictine Congregation
1999 - Bishop John Jukes, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Southwark
2000 - Archbishop Patrick Kelly, Archbishop of Liverpool,
2001 - Bishop Christopher Budd, Bishop of Plymouth
2002 - Bishop Kieran Conry, Bishop of Arundel and Brighton
2003 - Bishop Malcolm McMahon, Bishop of Nottingham
2004 - Bishop Declan Lang, Bishop of Clifton
2005 - Cardinal Cormac Murphy O'Connor, Archbishop of Westminster
2006 - Archbishop Szczepan Wesoly, Archbishop to the Polish diaspora
2007 - Bishop Peter Doyle, Bishop of Northampton
2008 - Bishop Bernard Longley, Auxilliary Bishop of Westminster
2009 - Archbishop Faustino Sainz Muñoz, Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain
2010 - Archbishop Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster
2011 - Archbishop Peter Smith, Archbishop of Southwark
2012 - Archbishop Antonio Mennini, Apostolic Nuncio of Great Britain
2013 - Archbishop George Stack, Archbishop of Cardiff
2014 -Bishop Alan Hopes, Bishop of East Anglia
2015-Bishop Nicholas Hudson, Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster
2016- Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster
2017- Bishop John Sherrington, Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster
2018 - Archbishop Edward Adams, Apostolic Nuncio of Great Britain
2019 - Rt Rev Thomas McMahon, Bishop Emeritus of Brentwood
2020 - no Mass due to global pandemic
These annual Masses for the Pope's intentions have been celebrated with a special homily, by:
1981 - Archbishop Bruno Heim - Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Great Britain
1982 - Bishop David Konstant, Bishop of Leeds
1983 - Archbishop David Worlock, Archbishop of Liverpool
1984 - Archbishop John Murphy, Archbishop of Cardiff
1985 - Archbishop Thomas Winning, Archbishop of Glasgow
1986 - Archbishop Maurice Couve de Murville, Archbishop of Birmingham
1987 - Archbishop John Ward, Archbishop of Cardiff
1988 - Archbishop Michael Bowen, Archbishop of Southwark
1989 - Archbishop Luigi Barbarito – Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain
1990 - Bishop Joseph Gray, Bishop of Shrewsbury
1991 - Bishop Cormac Murphy O'Connor, Bishop of Arundel and Brighton
1992 - Cardinal George Basil Hume, Archbishop of Westminster
1993 - Cardinal George Basil Hume, Archbishop of Westminster and Bishop Vincent Nichols, Bishop of North London
1994 - Monsignor Ralph Brown, Vicar General - Westminster
1995 - Bishop John Jukes, Auxiliary Bishop of Southwark
1996 - Bishop Francis Walmsley, Bishop of the Forces
1997 - Bishop Peter Smith, Bishop of East Anglia
1998 - Abbot Francis Rossiter, Abbot President of the Benedictine Congregation
1999 - Bishop John Jukes, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Southwark
2000 - Archbishop Patrick Kelly, Archbishop of Liverpool,
2001 - Bishop Christopher Budd, Bishop of Plymouth
2002 - Bishop Kieran Conry, Bishop of Arundel and Brighton
2003 - Bishop Malcolm McMahon, Bishop of Nottingham
2004 - Bishop Declan Lang, Bishop of Clifton
2005 - Cardinal Cormac Murphy O'Connor, Archbishop of Westminster
2006 - Archbishop Szczepan Wesoly, Archbishop to the Polish diaspora
2007 - Bishop Peter Doyle, Bishop of Northampton
2008 - Bishop Bernard Longley, Auxilliary Bishop of Westminster
2009 - Archbishop Faustino Sainz Muñoz, Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain
2010 - Archbishop Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster
2011 - Archbishop Peter Smith, Archbishop of Southwark
2012 - Archbishop Antonio Mennini, Apostolic Nuncio of Great Britain
2013 - Archbishop George Stack, Archbishop of Cardiff
2014 -Bishop Alan Hopes, Bishop of East Anglia
2015-Bishop Nicholas Hudson, Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster
2016- Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster
2017- Bishop John Sherrington, Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster
2018 - Archbishop Edward Adams, Apostolic Nuncio of Great Britain
2019 - Rt Rev Thomas McMahon, Bishop Emeritus of Brentwood
2020 - no Mass due to global pandemic
