Background
MURPHY-O'CONNOR, Cormac was born on August 24, 1932 in Reading, Berks. Son of Doctor Patrick George Murphy-O’Connor and Ellen Theresa Cuddigan.
MURPHY-O'CONNOR, Cormac was born on August 24, 1932 in Reading, Berks. Son of Doctor Patrick George Murphy-O’Connor and Ellen Theresa Cuddigan.
Philosophy, Gregorian University, Rome, 1956. Licentiate of Sacred Theology, Gregorian University, Rome, 1956. Doctor of Divinity, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1999.
Ordained priest Diocese of Portsmouth, England, 1956. Assistant pastor Corpus Christi Parish, Portsmouth, 1956-1963, Sacred Heart Parish, Fareham, 1963-1966. Private secretary, chaplain to bishop Diocese of Portsmouth, 1966-1970.
Pastor Parish of the Immaculate Conception, Southampton, England, 1970-1971. Rector seminary Venerable English College, 1971-1977. Ordained bishop, 1977.
Bishop Diocese of Arundel and Brighton, West Sussex, England, 1977-2000. Archbishop Archdiocese of Westminster, England, 2000—2009, archbishop emeritus England, since 2009. Elevated to cardinal, 2001.
Cardinal-priest S. Maria sopra Minerva, since 2001. 1st chairman Bishops' Committee for Europe, 1978-1983. Chairman Committee for Christian Unity, 1983-2000.
Co-chairman 2d Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission, 1983-2000. Chairman Bishops' Department for Mission and Unity, 1993-2000. President Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, since 2000.
Vice president Council of Episcopal Conferences of Europe, since 2001. Member Pontifical Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, since 2001. Administrator Patrimony of the Holy See, since 2001.
Member Council for the Study of Organizational and Economic Problems of the Holy See, since 2001. Member presidential committee Pontifical Council for the Family, since 2001, Pontifical Council for Culture, since 2002. Member Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, since 2002.
Member Pontifical Commission for Cultural Heritage of the Church, since 2002.
Author: The Family of the Church, 1984, At the Heart of the World, 2004.
Freeman City of London, 2001. Prior British and Irish Delaware of Constantinian Order, 2002. Honorary bencher Inner Temple, 2001.
Bailiff Grand Cross of Sovereign Military Order of Malta, 2002.
Music, walking and reading.