biography
| name: |
Heenan, John Carmel
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1905–75)
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| biography:
| Roman Catholic Archbishop of Westminster (1963–75), born in Ilford, E Greater London, UK. Educated at Ushaw and the English College, Rome, he was ordained in 1930, became a parish priest in E London, and during World War 2 worked with the BBC, when he was known as the ‘Radio Priest’. He became Bishop of Leeds in 1951, Archbishop of Liverpool in 1957, and Archbishop of Westminster in 1963. A convinced ecumenist, he was created a cardinal in 1975. |
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