Vincent Gerard Nichols
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His Eminence Vincent Nichols |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop of Westminster President of the Catholic Bishops Conference of England and Wales |
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Nichols during Invocation 2010
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| Archdiocese | Westminster |
| Province | Westminster |
| Appointed | 3 April 2009 |
| Installed | 21 May 2009 |
| Predecessor | Cormac Murphy-O'Connor |
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| Ordination | 21 December 1969 |
| Consecration | 24 January 1992 by Basil Hume |
| Created Cardinal | 22 February 2014 by Pope Francis |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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| Birth name | Vincent Gerard Nichols |
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8 November 1945 Crosby, Lancashire, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Residence | Archbishop's House, Ambrosden Avenue, London |
| Parents | Henry and Mary (née Russell) Nichols |
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| Motto | "Fortis ut Mors Dilectio" (Love Is Strong As Death) |
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Styles of Vincent Nichols |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence or Cardinal |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
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Priestly ordination
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| Date of ordination | 21 December 1969 |
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Episcopal consecration
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| Principal consecrator | Basil Hume |
| Co-consecrator | Derek John Worlock |
| Co-consecrator | Alan Charles Clark |
| Date of consecration | 24 January 1992 |
| Place of consecration | Westminster Cathedral |
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Cardinalate
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| Elevated by | Pope Francis |
| Date of elevation | 22 February 2014 |
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Bishops consecrated by Vincent Nichols as principal consecrator
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| David Christopher McGough | 8 December 2005 |
| John Sherrington | 14 September 2011 |
| Nicholas Gilbert Hudson | 4 June 2014 |
| Alan Williams | 1 July 2014 |
| Patrick McKinney | 3 July 2015 |
Vincent Gerard Nichols (born 8 November 1945) is an English 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. On 22 February 2014, Pope Francis admitted Nichols to the Sacred College of Cardinals at a general consistory.
Vincent Gerard Nichols was born in Crosby, Merseyside, to Henry Joseph and Mary (née Russell) Nichols, both teachers. As a child he wanted to be a lorry driver, but felt a calling to the priesthood as a teenager.
He attended St Mary's College, Crosby, from 1956 to 1963. From St. Mary's he entered the Venerable English College, Rome. He was ordained for the Archdiocese of Liverpool on 21 December 1969. He obtained the STL degree from the Pontifical Gregorian University in 1970.
Upon his return to Britain, Nichols studied at the University of Manchester for a year and earned an MA degree in Theology in 1971, specialising in the theology of St. John Fisher. He then served as assistant pastor at St Mary's Church, Wigan, as well as chaplain to St John Rigby College, Wigan, and St Peter's Catholic High School, Wigan.
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