Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Pope Leo XIV on Friday named Bishop Richard Moth as archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales with about 6 million Catholics.
Moth, 67, will replace Cardinal Vincent Gerard Nichols as archbishop of Westminster, the Holy See Office said. His formal appointment will be on Feb. 14, the Guardian reported.
"I am moved greatly by the trust that Pope Leo has placed in me, in appointing me to the diocese of Westminster," said Moth, who was bishop of Arundel and Brighton since 2015.
Earlier this year, Nichols, 80, offered to resign when he turned 75 but was asked by the late Pope Francis to remain. He was a member of the conclave that named a new pontiff in May.
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