William Gordon Wheeler
The photograph above (taken in the lower library of Archbishop's House) dates from 1954, when Mgr Wheeler was appointed Administrator of Westminster Cathedral, a post he held until 1964. Previously he had been chaplain to the students of London University. As Administrator, he brought to the Cathedral his considerable aesthetic vision and energy; it was during his time that much of the marble work was advanced, and many treasures were acquired by the Cathedral. In all this he worked closely with the Bartlett family - his close friend, Mgr Francis Bartlett, was to follow him as Administrator in 1967. Mgr Wheeler was a gifted administrator, a notable preacher, and an inspired pastor; it was to be expected that his talents would call him to other duties.
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"Mgr Wheeler was a gifted administrator, a notable preacher, and an inspired pastor"- it sounds very much, dare one say, that his successor is in the same mould.
And there just happens to be a vacancy for a co-adjutor up North at the moment too! <:-)
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