Cardinal, Archbishop of Westminster Primate of England and Wales
Cardinal Griffin in 1953
Church
Roman Catholic Church
Diocese
Westminster
Appointed
18 December 1943
Term ended
19 August 1956
Predecessor
Arthur Hinsley
Successor
William Godfrey
Other post(s)
Cardinal Priest of Santi Andrea e Gregorio al Monte Celio
Orders
Ordination
1 November 1924
Consecration
30 June 1938 by Thomas Leighton Williams, John Patrick Barrett and William Lee
Created cardinal
18 February 1946 by Pius XII
Rank
Cardinal Priest
Personal details
Born
Bernard William Griffin
(1899-02-21)21 February 1899
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Died
19 August 1956(1956-08-19) (aged 57) New Polzeath, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Buried
Westminster Cathedral, London, England, United Kingdom
Nationality
British
Denomination
Roman Catholic
Parents
William Griffin & Helen Swadkins
Previous post(s)
Titular Bishop of Appia (1938-1943)
Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham (1938-1943)
Alma mater
English College, Rome
Motto
Da mihi animas (Give me souls)
Styles of Bernard Griffin
Reference style
His Eminence
Spoken style
Your Eminence
Informal style
Cardinal
Bernard William Griffin (21 February 1899 – 19 August 1956) was an English cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.[1] He served as Archbishop of Westminster from 1943 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1946 by Pope Pius XII.
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