Cormac Murphy-O'Connor

His Eminence Cormac Murphy-O'Connor
Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster Primate of England and Wales
Cormac Murphy-O'Connor speaking at a one-day National Poverty Hearing in Central Hall Westminster on 6 December 2006
See	Westminster
Appointed	15 February 2000
Installed	22 March 2000
Term ended	3 April 2009
Predecessor	Basil Hume
Successor	Vincent Nichols
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria sopra Minerva
Orders
Ordination	28 October 1956 by Valerio Valeri
Consecration	21 December 1977 by Michael Bowen
Created cardinal	21 February 2001 by John Paul II
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	Cormac Murphy-O'Connor (1932-08-24)24 August 1932 Reading, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
Died	1 September 2017(2017-09-01) (aged 85) Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom
Buried	Westminster Cathedral
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Arundel and Brighton (1977–2000)
Motto	Gaudium et Spes
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Cormac Murphy-O'Connor (24 August 1932 – 1 September 2017) was a British cardinal, the Archbishop of Westminster and president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales. He was made cardinal by Pope John Paul II in 2001. He submitted his resignation as archbishop on reaching his 75th birthday in 2007; Pope Benedict XVI accepted it on 3 April 2009.

By virtue of his position as Archbishop of Westminster, Murphy-O'Connor was sometimes referred to as the Catholic Primate of England and Wales. However, though the holders within the Church of England of the posts of Archbishop of Canterbury and Archbishop of York are called the "Primate of All England" and "Primate of England" respectively, the title of primate has never been used by the de facto leaders of the Catholic Church in England and Wales.