Francis Bourne


Francis Bourne
Cardinal, Archbishop of Westminster
Primate of England and Wales
Cardinal Bourne
ProvinceWestminster
DioceseWestminster
Appointed11 September 1903
Term ended1 January 1935
PredecessorHerbert Vaughan
SuccessorArthur Hinsley
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Santa Pudenziana
Previous post(s)
  • Coadjutor Bishop of Southwark (1896-1897)
  • Titular Bishop of Epiphania in Cilicia (1896-1897)
  • Bishop of Southwark (1897-1903)
Orders
Ordination11 June 1884
by Robert Coffin
Consecration1 May 1896
by Herbert Vaughan
Created cardinal27 November 1911
by Pius X
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Francis Alphonsus Bourne

(1861-03-23)23 March 1861
Clapham, Surrey, England
Died1 January 1935(1935-01-01) (aged 73)
London, England
BuriedSt. Edmund's College, Ware, Hertfordshire, England
NationalityBritish
DenominationRoman Catholic
Styles of
Francis Bourne
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal

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]

  1. ^ Miranda, Salvador. "Francis Bourne". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2015.