<P> The Catholic bishops in England and Wales come together in a collaborative structure known as the Bishops ' Conference . Currently the Archbishop of Westminster , Vincent Gerard Nichols , is the President of the Bishops ' Conference . For this reason in the global Catholic Church ( outside England ) , he is de facto Primate of England though not in the eyes of English law and the established Church of England . Historically , the avoidance of the title of `` Primate '' was to eschew whipping up anti-Catholic tension , in the same way the bishops of the restored hierarchy avoided using current titles of Anglican sees ( Archbishop of Westminster rather than `` Canterbury '' or `` London '' ) . However , the Archbishop of Westminster had certain privileges : he was the only metropolitan in the country until 1911 ( when the archdioceses of Birmingham and Liverpool were created ) and he has always acted as leader at meetings of the English bishops . </P>
<P> The Catholic bishops in England and Wales come together in a collaborative structure known as the Bishops ' Conference . Currently the Archbishop of Westminster , Vincent Gerard Nichols , is the President of the Bishops ' Conference . For this reason in the global Catholic Church ( outside England ) , he is de facto Primate of England though not in the eyes of English law and the established Church of England . Historically , the avoidance of the title of `` Primate '' was to eschew whipping up anti-Catholic tension , in the same way the bishops of the restored hierarchy avoided using current titles of Anglican sees ( Archbishop of Westminster rather than `` Canterbury '' or `` London '' ) . However , the Archbishop of Westminster had certain privileges : he was the only metropolitan in the country until 1911 ( when the archdioceses of Birmingham and Liverpool were created ) and he has always acted as leader at meetings of the English bishops . </P>
head of the roman catholic church in england
head of the roman catholic church in england
the Archbishop of Westminster , Vincent Gerard Nichols
the Archbishop of Westminster , Vincent Gerard Nichols