Maurice Couve de Murville (bishop)
Maurice Noël Léon Couve de Murville | |
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| Archbishop of Birmingham | |
| Archdiocese | Birmingham |
| See | Birmingham |
| Appointed | 22 January 1982 |
| Installed | 25 March 1982 |
| Term ended | 12 June 1999 |
| Predecessor | George Patrick Dwyer |
| Successor | Vincent Gerard Nichols |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 29 June 1957 by Cyril Cowderoy |
| Consecration | 25 March 1982 by Bruno Heim |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 June 1929 St Germain-en-Laye, France |
| Died | 3 November 2007 (aged 78) Littlehampton, West Sussex |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Motto | Ales diei nuntius (The Winged Herald of the Day) |
| Styles of Maurice Noël Léon Couve de Murville | |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Grace |
| Religious style | Archbishop |
Maurice Noël Léon Couve de Murville (27 June 1929 – 3 November 2007) was a French-born British Roman Catholic bishop. He was the seventh Archbishop of Birmingham from 25 March 1982 until his retirement on 12 June 1999, having formerly been a priest of the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton and chaplain of Fisher House, Cambridge.