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Catholic archbishop

Bernard LongleyKC*HS (born 5 April ) is an English prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was named the Archbishop of Birmingham on 1 October , and installed on 8 December

Early life and ministry

Bernard Longley was born in Openshaw, Manchester, and was educated at St Vincent de Paul parish school, then at Xaverian College in Rusholme. He later studied at the Royal Northern College of Music and New College, Oxford, where he served as Treasurer of the Oxford Union in ^[4] He then was in formation for the priesthood at St John's Seminary, Wonersh where he was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton on 12 December ^[5] He then served as an assistant priest at St. Joseph's Church in Epsom and as a chaplain to psychiatric hospitals.^[4]

Longley became SurreyChairman of Diocesan Commission for Christian Unity in , and National Ecumenical Officer at the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Biography of larry bird!