He was made Companion of Honour in the 1996 New Year Honours, but died of cancer two days after his 76th birthday, just a week before he was due to receive the honour.
In the mid 1970s the sanctuary was reordered following the Second Vatican Council and the church was consecrated by Bishop Derek Worlock.
Derek Walcott | Derek Jarman | Derek Jacobi | Derek Bailey (guitarist) | Derek Bailey | Bo Derek | Derek Trucks | Derek Jeter | Derek Holland | Life with Derek | Derek Lee Ragin | Derek Bickerton | Derek Abbott | Derek O'Brien | Derek Wyatt | Derek St. Holmes | Derek O'Brien (drummer) | Derek Mahon | Derek Lawrence | Derek Johnstone | Derek Humble | Derek Fowlds | Derek Forbes | DJ Derek | Derek Yu | Derek Worlock | Derek Taylor | Derek Smith | Derek Sikua | Derek Schofield |
The statue was commissioned in 2005 by The Liverpool Echo Newspaper and paid for by the people of Liverpool, to mark the life and work of Bishop David Sheppard and Archbishop Derek Worlock.
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Half-way between the two cathedrals on Hope Street, they stopped to unveil a 15ft bronze statue designed by sculptor Stephen Broadbent honouring the work of Bishop David Sheppard and Archbishop Derek Worlock.