London – November 2004. The Reverend Father Michael Seed, SA, a longstanding Chaplain of the British and Irish Delegation has been awarded the papal Cross Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice medal; the highest honour which can be bestowed on a cleric by the Head of the Catholic Church. The award was made in recognition of the services which Father Michael has rendered over recent years to the Apostolic Nuncio to the Republic of Serbia and Montenegro, His Excellency Archbishop Eugenio Sbarbaro.
Father Michael, who is the Secretary of Ecumenism of the Archdiocese of Westminster, was personally congratulated by the Prior of the British and Irish Delegation, His Eminence Cormac, Cardinal Murphy-O’Connor, Archbishop of Westminster.