Cyril Conrad Cowderoy
Cyril Conrad Cowderoy (born May 5, 1905 in Sidcup , London , † October 10, 1976 in Southwark ) was Archbishop of Southwark .
Life
Cyril Conrad Cowderoy studied at St. John's Seminary in Wonersh and was ordained a priest on May 30, 1930 . He taught at Mark Cross and in 1937 became assistant to the diocesan secretary and later secretary and from 1946 chancellor of the Diocese of Southwark.
Pope Pius XII appointed him on December 12, 1949 bishop of the Diocese of Southwark . The Archbishop of Westminster, Bernard William Cardinal Griffin , donated him episcopal ordination on December 21, 1949 ; Co- consecrators were Neil Farren , Bishop of Derry, Ireland, and George Andrew Beck AA, Coadjutor Bishop of Brentwood. With the elevation of the Diocese of Southwark to the Archdiocese of Pope Paul VI. appointed Archbishop on May 28, 1965.
Cyril Conrad Cowderoy was the Council Father for all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council . From 1956 to 1977 he was Grand Prior of the Lieutenancy of England and Wales of the Order of the Knights of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem .
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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Archbishop of Southwark 1965–1976 |
Michael George Bowen |
| Peter Emmanuel Amigo |
Bishop of Southwark 1949–1965 |
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| Bernard William Cardinal Griffin |
 Grand Prior of the Lieutenancy of England and Wales of the Order of the Knights of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem 1956–1976 |
Michael George Bowen |
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| SURNAME | Cowderoy, Cyril Conrad |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English clergyman, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Southwark |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 5, 1905 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sidcup , London |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 10, 1976 |
| Place of death | Southwark |