prelate
A prelate () is a high-ranking member of the Christian clergy who is an ordinary or who ranks in precedence with ordinaries. The word derives from the Latin , the past participle of , which means 'carry before', 'be set above or over' or 'pre ...
of the
Roman Catholic Church
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. He was installed as the seventh
Archbishop of Cardiff
The Archbishop of Cardiff is the ordinary of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cardiff.Cork,
Ireland
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, on 9 May 1946. He attended school in Highgate, London, before entering
seminary
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at St. Edmund's College, Ware, in 1966.
He was ordained deacon in 1971 and completed his seminary training in 1972, being ordained priest on 21 May 1972 by Bishop Victor Guazzelli, an Auxiliary Bishop of the
Archdiocese of Westminster
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.Archdiocese of Westminster Profile of Bishop George Stack 24 February 2006
Following ordination, Father Stack was appointed curate at St Joseph's, parish,
Hanwell
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. Between 1974 and 1977, Stack pursued a
Bachelor of Education
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degree at
St Mary's University College, Twickenham
, mottoeng = Show Thyself to be a Mother
, established = 1850 (as St Mary's College)2014 (gained university status)
, type = Public university
, religious_affiliation = Roman Catholic
, endowment ...
. He then became curate at St Paul's,
Wood Green
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, and in 1983 was appointed Parish Priest of Our Lady, Help of Christians in
Kentish Town
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.Catholic Province of Wales, Cardiff & Herefordshire, 2012 Yearbook, page 27.
In 1990 he was appointed
Vicar General
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for Clergy, a post based at Archbishop's House in
Victoria, London
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The name is used to describe streets adjoining or n ...
. He became Administrator of
Westminster Cathedral
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The site on which the cathedral stands in the City o ...
in 1993,Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales Profile of Bishop George Stack ''consulted'' 22 April 2011 and was granted the title
Monsignor
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.
In 2001, Monsignor Stack was consecrated an Auxiliary Bishop for the
Archdiocese of Westminster
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deaneries
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pallium
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in Rome from
Pope Benedict XVI
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At some unspecified time between 1993 and 2001, while Administrator of Westminster Cathedral, he was appointed one of the first Ecumenical Canons at St Paul's Cathedral.
In 2006, Bishop Stack was identified as holding appointments as Chair of Governors at
St Mary's University College, Twickenham
, mottoeng = Show Thyself to be a Mother
, established = 1850 (as St Mary's College)2014 (gained university status)
, type = Public university
, religious_affiliation = Roman Catholic
, endowment ...
; a Governor at
Heythrop College
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in the
University of London
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; and a member of the board of the
Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth
The Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth in St John's Wood, London, England, is a Catholic charitable general hospital in north London.
History and operations
The hospital was founded in 1856 with a Roman Catholic affiliation and is a register ...
, London.
In 2011 Bishop Stack was listedCatholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales Department of Catholic Education and Formation 22 April 2011 as a member of the Department for Education and Formation of the
Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales (CBCEW) is the episcopal conference of the Catholic Church in England and Wales.
Overview
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, serving as the Chairman of the Committee for Ministerial Formation and Chairman of the National Office for Vocations. The 2012 Provincial Yearbook confirms the latter two roles and also identifies Archbishop Stack as a Knight Commander of the
Order of the Holy Sepulchre
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, and an Ecclesiastical Knight Grand Cross of Grace of the Constantinian Order of St George. Archbishop Stack is the Sub-Prior of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St George within the Delegation of Great Britain and Ireland.
, Stack was the 'member bishop' representing England and Wales on
ICEL
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(International Commission on English in the Liturgy).