Episcopal Ordination of Archbishop-elect Leo Cushley. The Episcopal Ordination of Archbishop-elect Leo Cush
Episcopal Ordination of Archbishop-elect Leo Cushley. The Episcopal Ordination of Archbishop-elect Leo Cushley will take place at St. Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh at 11am on Saturday 21st September 2013. Archbishop Elect Cushley who was appointed new Archbishop of St. Andrews and Edinburgh by Pope Francis on 24 July will become the eighth Archbishop of St. Andrews and Edinburgh since the restoration of the Catholic Hierarchy in 1878. He will be consecrated by: Cardinal James Harvey, who will be the principal consecrator and principal celebrant of the Mass of Episcopal Ordination/Consecration. Cardinal Harvey was Mgr. CushleyÕs first superior in the Secretariat of State and is a long-time colleague in the diplomatic service. Cardinal Harvey also worked as a deacon in a parish Edinburgh in the summer of 1974. Cardinal Harvey is from Wisconsin, USA. His Excellency Archbishop Antonio Mennini, Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain, the PopeÕs representative in the United Kingdom. Most Rev. Philip Tartaglia, Archbishop of Glasgow, in his capacity as Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh. Among the guests will be: Rt. Hon Alex Salmond, the First Minister, the Moderator of the General Assembly, Dr Lorna Hood, Bishop John Armes Episcopal Bishop of Edinburgh, the British Ambassador to the Holy See, Nigel Baker, together with the Catholic Bishops of Scotland and other civic and religious dignitaries.
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