A HOMELESSNESS charity based in Salisbury has announced that Bishop Bosco MacDonald has been appointed as a patron.
Bishop Bosco is the head of the Clifton Catholic Diocese, covering the West of England, including the city of Bristol, as well as Bath and North East Somerset, Gloucestershire, South Gloucestershire, Somerset, and Wiltshire.
He’s served within the Catholic Church since being ordained in 1991 and was appointed Bishop of Clifton by Pope Francis in 2024.
His area fits closely with many of the services within Alabaré, which supports people across the south west and Wales, and his career of compassion and empathy, makes him an ideal fit to help move the charity forward, increasing our community impact and growing revenue.
Bishop Bosco said: “I am delighted to be joining Alabaré at such an important time, and I’m keen to learn more about their work and the benefits they’re bringing to some of the most vulnerable and marginalised people in our society.
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“I hope my appointment as a patron will open more doors across the West of England for the charity to deepen their impact across a range of service, including in homelessness, with veterans and young people, those with learning disabilities and people facing mental health challenges.”
Bishop Bosco joins an incredible group of patrons, which also includes the Anglican Bishops of Salisbury, and Swansea and Brecon.
Alabaré also has its roots in Christianity, having been founded in Salisbury by a church community motivated to support one homeless man, Bob, in 1991, and growing its reach and impact over the last 35 years.
CEO Andrew Lord said: “We’re so pleased to welcome Bishop Bosco as a patron of Alabaré. His wealth of experience in the West of England will be a vital part of our plans for continued growth.
“He’ll also support our aims of breaking the cycle of homelessness, by providing homes, restoring hearts, and empowering minds.”
Fat lot of good the CoE will do —they sit on their billions and welcoming every kind of degeneracy . The last I heard they were inviting their muslim friends to look around the Cathedral -CoE stands for clueless on EVERYTHING