Catholic Association for Racial Justice congratulates Fr Phil Sumner who celebrates 50years of priestly ordination this month. Father Phil Sumner served as a Priest in Moss Side and Hulme for 25 years. He is currently the Parish Priest of Our Lady and St. Patrick’s Parish, Oldham and a Judge of the Salford Diocesan Matrimonial Tribunal. He gained his Masters and Licence in Canon Law in Ottawa, Canada in 1981. He was Chair of the National Conference of Priests of England and Wales from 1997-2000. He was the first Chair of the Oldham Inter Faith Forum and was also one of a team of Presenters for the BBC Radio 4 “Daily Service”. In February of 2006 he was the Individual and “Overall” winner of Oldham’s first and only Diversity and Equality awards
He has been a Trustee of the Catholic Association for Racial Justice for over 10 years.