Cyril Conrad Cowderoy
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Archbishop
Cyril Conrad Cowderoy was a priest for over 45 years and a bishop for over 26 years in the Catholic Church in England and Wales.
Born in Sidcup
on 5 May 1905, he was consecrated and ordained as parish priest in Southwark
on 30 May 1931 by Cardinal Bernard William Griffin
and Bishops Beck and Farren. On 12 December 1949 he was appointed Bishop of Southwark
.
On 28 May 1965, aged 60, he was appointed as Archbishop of Southwark
.
His Grace, Archbishop Cowderoy, died on 10 October 1976, aged 71, in office.
Archbishop
An archbishop is a bishop of higher rank, but not of higher sacramental order above that of the three orders of deacon, priest , and bishop...
Cyril Conrad Cowderoy was a priest for over 45 years and a bishop for over 26 years in the Catholic Church in England and Wales.
Born in Sidcup
Sidcup
Sidcup is a district in South East London in the London Borough of Bexley and small parts of the district in the London Borough of Greenwich.Located south east of Charing Cross, Sidcup is bordered by the London Boroughs of Greenwich and Bromley and Kent County Council, and whilst now part of...
on 5 May 1905, he was consecrated and ordained as parish priest in Southwark
Southwark
Southwark is a district of south London, England, and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Southwark. Situated east of Charing Cross, it forms one of the oldest parts of London and fronts the River Thames to the north...
on 30 May 1931 by Cardinal Bernard William Griffin
Bernard Griffin
Bernard William Griffin was an English Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Westminster from 1943 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1946 by Pope Pius XII.-Biography:...
and Bishops Beck and Farren. On 12 December 1949 he was appointed Bishop of Southwark
Archbishop of Southwark
The Archbishop of Southwark is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark in England. As such he is the Metropolitan Archbishop of the Province of Southwark....
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On 28 May 1965, aged 60, he was appointed as Archbishop of Southwark
Archbishop of Southwark
The Archbishop of Southwark is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark in England. As such he is the Metropolitan Archbishop of the Province of Southwark....
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His Grace, Archbishop Cowderoy, died on 10 October 1976, aged 71, in office.
Consecrator
Archbishop Cowderoy consecrated or co-consecrated the following bishops (all deceased):- Bishop Bernard Patrick Wall
- Bishop Charles Joseph HendersonCharles Henderson (bishop)Charles Joseph Henderson, KC*HS was born in County Waterford, Ireland on 14 April 1924, where he was ordained as a priest on 6 June 1948.Based in England, Henderson was appointed vicar general of the new diocese Diocese of Arundel and Brighton, which was created out of Southwark in 1965. He was...
- Bishop John Farmer Healy
- Bishop David John Cashman
- Bishop Langton Fox
- Bishop Alan Clark
External links
- http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bcowderoy.html
- http://www.rcsouthwark.co.uk/permdiac.html