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Church in England

The Mothman cometh, to Westminster

Bishop Richard Moth is named the next Archbishop of Westminster

Luke Coppen
Dec 19, 2025
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Pope Leo XIV named Bishop Richard Moth as the new Archbishop of Westminster Friday, in his most significant appointment to the Catholic Church in England to date.

Archbishop-elect Richard Moth. Credit: © Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk.

Moth, the Bishop of Arundel and Brighton since 2015, will succeed Cardinal Vincent Nichols, who turned 80 in November.

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