Meet the Team
The Rt Revd Bishop David Hamid
Patron of the Misión Hispana Anglicana; Honorary Bishop in the Diocese of Southwark; and Bishop with responsibility for the Hispanic Mission in the Diocese of Southwark.
Fr. Hugo
Fr. Hugo founded the Hispanic Mission and brings more than two decades of experience in training lay leaders and producing resources for parish renewal. He has accompanied dozens of young people in their faith journeys in Spain and the UK, especially those who feel distanced from the Church. He has developed leadership processes and structures that foster both local development and missionary outreach. As priest of two bilingual London parishes, he oversees a wide programme of activities made possible by well-trained and inspired lay teams. His ministry blends strategic formation, personal accompaniment and a clear missionary vision.
Mónica
Mónica is a committed leader focused on the spiritual wellbeing of children, young people and their families. She coordinates a large team of First Communion and Confirmation catechists and runs post-Communion and post-Confirmation groups. She creates creative outreach activities (including puppet sessions) to connect families who are distant from church, provides specialized pastoral care for autistic children, and trains and encourages volunteers to grow in faith and leadership. Her ministry is warm, creative and rooted in the conviction that every encounter can reflect God’s heart.
Fr. Stephen
A native English-speaking priest, Fr Stephen is also fluent in Spanish, German and French. He has had a particular focus on ministry in Hispanic contexts, serving different churches in the Diocese of Southwark and the Diocese in Europe within the Church of England and the Diocese of Los Angeles in the Episcopal Church. For his Master’s Dissertation, Fr Stephen researched three different models of multilingual ministry within the Diocese of Southwark to help understand experiences of discipleship in Anglican churches where there are congregations worshipping in different languages. Fr Stephen would be delighted to talk to anyone who is keen to learn about what it looks like to start a Spanish-speaking congregation and how that relates to ministering to an existing English-speaking congregation, sharing some of his insights.