Cardinal Vincent Nichols has led the Catholic Church in England and Wales for more than fifteen years, guiding it through a period of rapid social change, deepening secularisation but also renewed evangelisation.
Born in Crosby on 8 November 1945 and ordained to the priesthood in 1969, he has served as Archbishop of Westminster since 2009, and was created a cardinal by Pope Francis in 2014. Over a ministry spanning six decades, he has become one of the most recognisable and influential Catholic voices in British public life.
