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| The new Archbishop of Birmingham will be officially welcomed to the city with a special service later. | The new Archbishop of Birmingham will be officially welcomed to the city with a special service later. |
| In October the Vatican announced Bishop Bernard Longley would succeed Archbishop Vincent Nichols, who is now Archbishop of Westminster. | In October the Vatican announced Bishop Bernard Longley would succeed Archbishop Vincent Nichols, who is now Archbishop of Westminster. |
| The Archbishop of Birmingham is one of the most senior appointments in the Roman Catholic Church in the UK. | The Archbishop of Birmingham is one of the most senior appointments in the Roman Catholic Church in the UK. |
| The official Mass of Installation will take place at Birmingham's St Chad's Cathedral later. | The official Mass of Installation will take place at Birmingham's St Chad's Cathedral later. |
| One of the new archbishop's first tasks may be to welcome Pope Benedict XVI to Birmingham next year for the beatification of Cardinal John Henry Newman. | |
| Cardinal Newman, who died in 1890, is predicted to become the first English-born saint who was not a martyr since the Reformation. | Cardinal Newman, who died in 1890, is predicted to become the first English-born saint who was not a martyr since the Reformation. |
| Bishop Longley was previously an Auxiliary Bishop in the Archdiocese of Westminster. | Bishop Longley was previously an Auxiliary Bishop in the Archdiocese of Westminster. |