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Last year it was such joy to gather and celebrate as we prepared for Christmas. We are doing it again.
We look forward to entering our Advent season together. Be sure to get your tickets before they all go!
Monday, 29th September, is an important birthday. It is the birthday of our Diocese of Westminster, established on that day 175 years ago. The first Archbishop of Westminster, Nicholas Wiseman, was appointed by Pope Pius IX on 29 September 1850 and created a Cardinal the very next day. He served as our Archbishop until his death in 1865 and is now buried in our Cathedral.
So today and tomorrow we may rightly celebrate the Catholic life of this great Diocese,
THE ARCHDIOCESE OF WESTMINSTER - 175 YEARS
The Archdiocese of Westminster was officially established by Blessed Pius IX on 29 September 1850. Although revolutions had rocked Europe, Catholicism was experiencing an international revival and English Catholics, released from the legal restrictions of former times, were newly confident in taking their place within society.
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