1. Bernard William Griffin was an English cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
10 Facts About Bernard Griffin
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Bernard Griffin served as Archbishop of Westminster from 1943 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1946 by Pope Pius XII.
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Bernard Griffin's father was a bicycle manufacturer, Birmingham City councillor and justice of the peace.
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Bernard Griffin then worked as private secretary to John McIntyre, the Archbishop of Birmingham, until 1937.
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On 26 May 1938, Bernard Griffin was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham and Titular Bishop of Appia.
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Bernard Griffin was created Cardinal-Priest of San Gregorio Magno al Celio by Pius XII in the consistory of 18 February 1946.
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Bernard Griffin acted as papal legate to the centennial celebration of the restoration of the Catholic hierarchy in England in 1950.
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Bernard Griffin was seen by some as liberal in areas of social principles.
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Bernard Griffin upheld the doctrine of the perpetual virginity of Mary, and was once a president on the Council of Christians and Jews.
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Bernard Griffin died from a heart attack in New Polzeath, at age 57, and was buried at Westminster Cathedral.