Nationality British Successor Michael Bowen Appointed 12 December 1949 Denomination Roman Catholic Predecessor Peter Amigo | Installed 21 December 1949 Name Cyril Cowderoy Ordination May 30, 1931 Term ended 10 October 1976 Died October 10, 1976 Consecration December 21, 1949 | |
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Archdiocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark | ||
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. He was Grand Prior for England and Wales of the Knights of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem. Archbishop Cowderoy, died on 10 October 1976, aged 71, in office.
Consecrator
Archbishop Cowderoy consecrated or co-consecrated the following bishops (all deceased):
References
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