Maurice Couve de Murville (Bishop)
Maurice Noël Léon Couve de Murville (born June 27, 1929 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye , France , † November 3, 2007 in Littlehampton , Great Britain ) was Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Birmingham .
Life
Maurice Couve de Murville received on 29 June 1957, the sacrament of Holy Orders . He later served as a chaplain at Cambridge University and Sussex University.
On January 22, 1982, Pope John Paul II appointed him Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Birmingham . The episcopal ordination received his Archbishop Bruno Heim . Co -consecrators were Archbishop Jean-Marie Lustiger and Bishop Basil Christopher Butler .
On June 12, 1999, Pope John Paul II accepted his resignation for health reasons. At the beginning of November 2007, Maurice Couve de Murville died in a nursing home in Littlehampton after a long and serious illness with cancer .
He was Honorary Conventual Chaplain of the Order of Malta and a cousin of the Protestant French politician and former Prime Minister Maurice Couve de Murville .
Web links
- Entry on Maurice Couve de Murville on catholic-hierarchy.org
- BBC News: Retired archbishop this aged 78 (English)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| George Patrick Dwyer |
Archbishop of Birmingham 1982–1999 |
Vincent Nichols |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Couve de Murville, Maurice |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Couve de Murville, Maurice Noël Léon (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British theologian and Archbishop of Birmingham |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 27, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saint-Germain-en-Laye , France |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 3, 2007 |
| Place of death | Littlehampton , UK |