Francis Bourne | |
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Cardinal, Archbishop of Westminster Primate of England and Wales | |
Province | Westminster |
Diocese | Westminster |
Appointed | 11 September 1903 |
Term ended | 1 January 1935 |
Predecessor | Herbert Vaughan |
Successor | Arthur Hinsley |
Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Pudenziana |
Previous post(s) |
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Orders | |
Ordination | 11 June 1884 by Robert Coffin |
Consecration | 1 May 1896 by Herbert Vaughan |
Created cardinal | 27 November 1911 by Pius X |
Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
Personal details | |
Born | Francis Alphonsus Bourne 23 March 1861 |
Died | 1 January 1935 London, England | (aged 73)
Buried | St. Edmund's College, Ware, Hertfordshire, England |
Nationality | British |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Styles of Francis Bourne | |
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Reference style | His Eminence |
Spoken style | Your Eminence |
Informal style | Cardinal |
Francis Alphonsus Bourne (1861–1935) was an English prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as the fourth Archbishop of Westminster from 1903 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1911.[1]