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The archbishop of Westminster heads the Roman Catholic Diocese of Westminster, in England. [1] [2] The incumbent is the metropolitan of the Province of Westminster, chief metropolitan of England and Wales [3] and, as a matter of custom, is elected president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, and therefore de facto spokesman of the Catholic Church in England and Wales.
Vincent Gerard Nichols (born 8 November 1945) is a Roman Catholic British prelate who has served as Archbishop of Westminster since 2009. He was the former Archbishop of Birmingham from 2000 to 2009 and is the president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales.
The Diocese of Westminster (Latin: Dioecesis Vestmonasteriensis) is a Latin archdiocese [1] of the Catholic Church in England. The diocese consists of most of London north of the River Thames and west of the River Lea, the borough of Spelthorne (in Surrey), and the county of Hertfordshire, which lies immediately to London's north.
Roche had been mentioned as a possible successor to Cardinal Murphy-O'Connor as Archbishop of Westminster, head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales. [8] He was even said to be the cardinal's favoured candidate. [9] His name had also been mentioned as a possible successor to Archbishop Kevin McDonald as Archbishop of Southwark.
He held the following positions: Parish Vicar of Precious Blood in Edmonton (1986–1990); Parochial Vicar of St. Francis of Assisi of Notting Hill (1990–1994); Personal secretary to the Archbishop of Westminster, first to Cardinal Hume (1994–1999) and subsequently to Cardinal Murphy O'Connor (2000–2002); Parish Priest of Our Lady of ...
The public is being invited to suggest names for the next Archbishop of Canterbury following Justin Welby's resignation. Mr Welby left the Church of England's most senior role in January after a ...
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But Mr Cottrell said it is hoped a new Archbishop of Canterbury would be in the role for a period of between five and 10 years and the permanent role would therefore likely not fall to him.