On Friday 1st July 2022, Archbishop John Wilson welcomed Cardinal Nichols, Archbishop Bernard Longley, Bishop Richard Moth and other senior clergy to St George's Cathedral for the re-interment of Bishop John Butt, Fourth Bishop of Southwark (1885 to 1897), and the heart of Cardinal Francis Bourne. Bishop Butt was the founder of St John's Seminary, and as a relatively young priest, Fr Bourne was its first Rector.
Their remains had previously been buried at St John's Seminary but following its closure, they were transferred and laid to rest in the Mother-church of Southwark; the Diocese which they had lovingly and faithfully served.
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