Vincent Nichols | |
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Cardinal, Archbishop of Westminster President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales | |
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Church | Catholic Church |
Province | Westminster |
Diocese | Westminster |
Appointed | 3 April 2009 |
Installed | 21 May 2009 |
Predecessor | Cormac Murphy-O'Connor |
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Ordination | 21 December 1969 |
Created cardinal | 22 February 2014 by Pope Francis |
Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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Born | Vincent Gerard Nichols 8 November 1945 Crosby, Lancashire, England |
Nationality | English |
Denomination | Catholic |
Residence | Archbishop's House, Ambrosden Avenue, London |
Parents | Henry and Mary (née Russell) Nichols |
Motto | Fortis ut Mors Dilectio (Love Is Strong As Death) |
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24 January 1992 by Basil Cardinal Hume |
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Reference style | His Eminence |
Spoken style | Your Eminence or Cardinal |
Informal style | Cardinal |
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Vincent Gerard Nichols (born 8 November 1945) is a British cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, Archbishop of Westminster and President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales. He previously served as Archbishop of Birmingham from 2000 to 2009. He was created cardinal in 22 February 2014.[1]
Nichols wrote to Pope Francis offering his resignation as archbishop as of his 75th birthday on 8 November 2020, as is customary; the pope asked him to stay on as archbishop until the appointment of a successor.[2]
In November 2020 the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse heavily criticised Nichols as the leader of the Catholic church in England and Wales for lack of personal responsibility, of compassion towards victims, of the leadership expected, and for prioritising the reputation of the church above the suffering of victims. A church spokesperson said Nichols would not be resigning as cardinal following the inquiry's criticisms as he was "determined to put it right".[2]
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