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There are two priests currently living at St. Mary’s Cathedral house in Coulby Newham, both are from Middlesbrough.

 

Monsignor Ricardo Morgan is Dean of the Cathedral. Born in Bilbao, Spain, Monsignor Ricardo has lived most of his life in Middlesbrough. He went to school at St. Patrick’s and St. Richard’s before qualifying as a teacher of dancing. His love is for dancing, and he worked as a professional dancer at the Windmill in London in the 1960's and also with Dougie Squires, the founder of the young generation.

 

It was in 1965 that he started training for the priesthood and was ordained at St. Mary’s Cathedral, the old Cathedral, in 1973. Since then he has worked mainly in Middlesbrough, in schools, hospitals, and St. Mary’s Sixth Form College where he produced four musicals.

 

He says,  “From the beginning of my ministry I have always

left it to God to guide me by going to where I was asked to go

and doing, to the best of my ability, what I was asked to do.

I still love the theatre and continue to act as adjudicator of

dance competitions as well as, when time permits, going to

shows locally or in London.”