The Most Reverend Vincent Gerard Nichols will be installed as the Eleventh Archbishop of Westminster during a Mass of Installation to be held at Westminster Cathedral, from 12.00 noon to 1.45 pm on Thursday 21 May 2009, and due to be attended by a congregation of 2,200 specially invited guests.Amongst those present at the Mass of Installation will be: Lord Guthrie, representing HRH Prince Charles; Rt Hon Paul Murphy representing The Prime Minister, Rt Hon Gordon Brown MP; The Duke of Norfolk; Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor; Cardinal Sean Brady; Cardinal Roger Mahoney; Cardinal Keith O’Brien; Dr Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury; Dr John Sentamu, Archbishop of York; The Lord Mayor of Westminster, Councilor Duncan Sandys; Francis Campbell, the British Ambassador to the Holy See; Sir Gus O' Donnell, Head of the Cabinet Office; 50 Catholic Bishops; over 500 priests from the Archdiocese of Birmingham and the Diocese of Westminster together with MPs, Peers, Ambassadors and representatives of parishes, schools and Catholic societies and organisations.
The Mass of Installation will be broadcast live in the UK on BBC- 2 and also around the world by EWTN, the Catholic Satellite Television Channel.
The Mass of Installation will follow a Service of Solemn Vespers, which is due to be held at Westminster Cathedral at 7.00pm on Wednesday 20 May.This will be attended by Archbishop Vincent Nichols and an estimated 2,000 specially invited guests including Religious Sisters, Brothers and Priests and representatives from schools, parishes and Catholic societies and organisations from the Diocese of Westminster.
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