Background
Born in Crosby, Lancashire (now part of Merseyside), he was the eldest son of Harold Rawsthorne (d 1945) and Miriam Rawsthorne, née Harrop (d 1989).
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Until 1965, Rawsthorne studied natural sciences, and was then assigned to pastoral work in West Derby, Croxteth, Childwall, and Liverpool. He also worked in religious education.
Career
After attending Saint Joseph"s College in Upholland, he was ordained to the priesthood on 16 June 1962 by the then Archbishop of Liverpool, John Carmel Heenan. On 9 November 1981, Rawsthorne was appointed an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Liverpool and titular bishop of Rotdon by Pope John Paul World War II He received his episcopal consecration on the following 16 December 1981 from Archbishop Derek Worlock, with bishops Kevin O"Connor and Anthony Hitchen serving as co-consecrators. Following the resignation of Bishop Gerald Moverley, Rawsthorne was appointed the second Bishop of Hallam on 4 June 1997.
Rawsthorne is a keen walker and takes part in a sponsored walk every year to raise money to support Saint Wilfrid"s Drop-in Day Centre in Sheffield.
On 20 May 2014, it was announced by the Vatican that Pope Francis had appointed the Right Reverend Ralph Heskett, Bishop of Gibraltar to succeed Rawsthorne as Bishop of Hallam.
Membership
He is also an active member of with the Catholic Bishops" Conference of England and Wales, especially with education and youth work.
