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Vincent Gerard Nichols

His Eminence
Vincent Nichols
Cardinal, Archbishop of Westminster
President of the Catholic Bishops Conference of England and Wales
Nichols during Invocation 2010, 2–4 July, Oscott College
Nichols during Invocation 2010
Archdiocese Westminster
Province Westminster
Appointed 3 April 2009
Installed 21 May 2009
Predecessor Cormac Murphy-O'Connor
Other posts
Orders
Ordination 21 December 1969
Consecration 24 January 1992
by Basil Hume
Created Cardinal 22 February 2014
by Pope Francis
Rank Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Birth name Vincent Gerard Nichols
Born (1945-11-08) 8 November 1945 (age 71)
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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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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