Murphy-O'Connor
Britishnoun
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The Rev. Jerome Murphy-O’Connor, in his respected Oxford archaeological guide to the Holy Land, saw the Church of the Holy Sepulchre as a very human collision of the sacred and profane.
From Washington Post • Jun. 20, 2016
On 21 May 2009, he was installed as Archbishop of Westminster following the retirement of Cardinal Murphy-O'Connor.
From BBC • Feb. 22, 2014
And as a potential bloc of votes inside the conclave, the Americans are very powerful because they're outnumbered only by cardinals from Italy, said British Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, who attended the dinner.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2013
The head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales, Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, expressed sympathy for the winning candidate.
From Reuters • Sep. 30, 2012
The pope appointed Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor, a former archbishop of Westminster, to investigate the Archdiocese of Armagh, the Northern Irish city that is the seat of the All-Ireland Primate Cardinal Sean Brady.
From New York Times • May 31, 2010
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