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Repository	Archives of the Archbishop of Westminster
Ref No	AAW/DOW/AP/8
Title	Archbishop Bernard William Griffin
Date	1943-1956
Description	Papers of the Archbishop Griffin. Includes material on America, Archbishop of Birmingham, Archbishop of Canterbury, visit to Denmark, visit to Edinburgh, Flood Disaster Fund, Germany, Handicapped Children's pilgrimage Trust, immigrants, parishes, visit to Lourdes, National Catholic Youth Association, Opus Dei, peace, Red Cross, Dollis Hill hospital, United Nations and West Indies.
Admin_History	In 1938 Griffin was made Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham and during the War period succeeded Hinsley as Archbishop of Westminster (1943). Three years later at the age of 47 he was created Cardinal. His links with social welfare helped him deal with the new post-war Labour Government as it carried out sweeping and widespread social reforms. He journeyed frequently abroad on Church affairs until stricken by illness that hampered his last years. He died on 20 August 1956, at the age of 57.
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