Not since the time of Cardinal Wolsey had an Englishman risen <9 quick to fame and eminence in. the Catholic Church as did Cardinal Bourne. After five years sistant priest, he was made rector of a diocesan' seminary. In 1805 Pope Leo XIIT made him a monsignor fand a year later, at the age of 35, he was consecrated Coadjuter Bishop of Southwark, to which see he succeeded in 1807.
'On the death of Cardinal Vaughan' {in 1908, he became the fourth prelate to occupy the archiepiscopal throne of Westminster, and eight years later, at the age of 50, was made cardinal.
About the time Cardinal Bourne became head of the archdiocese ut Westminster, the new. cathedral, which had been the life work of Cardinal Vaughan, was completed. Its consecration was one of the important events in the early administration of the new archbishop. Upon the latter devolved the burden of freeing the new edifice of det task that was accomplished years later.
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