Bishop of Lancaster and parish priest in Ulverston both suffer injuries in cycling accidents

Bishop Paul Swarbrick. Picture by Marcin Mazur.

Bishop Paul Swarbrick of Lancaster Cathedral has been in a cycling accident and will be out of action for a few weeks.

Fr Stephen Pearson from Lancaster Cathedral also said that one of the two parish priests in Ulverston, (part of the Diocese of Lancaster), Canon Paul Embery, also fell off his bike when exercising and he had injuries to his wrist which needed surgery.

Fr Stephen Pearson said: “The bishop has always been a keen cyclist and he was cycling as his form of exercise in Morecambe when he was involved in an accident.

“In Bare where he lives he was cycling past a parked car and the door opened as he was passing and knocked him off his bike.

“He ended up in the Royal Lancaster Infirmary that Friday afternoon a week ago and on the Sunday he was allowed home.

“He has fractured his skull and damaged his left ear.

“He is a very fit man but he is sensible and is recovering at this time and will be for three or four weeks.

“A number of services were broadcast during Holy Week from the cathedral and the bishop has been doing a short 10 minute weekly invitation to prayer which was filmed at the cathedral.