Sunday, September 19, 2010

Papal visit to britain 2010 :itinerary

Thursday 16 September

8.10am Departure from Ciampino airport, near Rome, Italy
10.30am Arrival at Edinburgh International airport
11am State welcome and audience with the Queen, at the Palace of Holyroodhouse
11.40am State reception in the grounds of Holyrood
12.30pm Travels by "popemobile" from Holyrood along Abbeyhill, Regent Road, Princes Street, Lothian Road, Tollcross and Morningside to the residence of Cardinal Keith O'Brien, the leader of the Roman Catholic church in Scotland.
1pm Private lunch with O'Brien
5.15pm Celebration of mass, Bellahouston Park, Glasgow
8pm Departure from Glasgow airport for Heathrow airport
9.25pm Arrival at Heathrow

Friday 17 September

8am Private celebration of mass in the chapel of the Apostolic Nunciature
10am Celebration of Roman Catholic education, St Mary's University College, Twickenham
11.30am Meeting with religious leaders and people of faith, St Mary's University College, Twickenham
4pm Fraternal visit to the archbishop of Canterbury, Lambeth Palace
5pm Travels by popemobile from Lambeth Palace across Lambeth Bridge, along Millbank, to the Palace of Westminster
5.15pm Address to civil society, Westminster Hall, Palace of Westminster
6.15pm Celebration of evening prayer, Westminster Abbey

Saturday 18 September

9am Courtesy call from the prime minister, David Cameron, Archbishop's House, Westminster, London
9.20am Courtesy call from the deputy prime minister, Nick Clegg, Archbishop's House, Westminster
9.30am Courtesy call from the acting leader of the opposition, Harriet Harman, Archbishop's House, Westminster
10am Mass in Westminster Cathedral
5pm Visit to St Peter's Residence for Older People, Vauxhall
6pm Travels in popemobile along Horse Guards Road, The Mall, Constitution Hill and Hyde Park Corner
6.30pm Prayer Vigil, Hyde Park

Sunday 19 September

8am Farewell to the Apostolic Nunciature, Wimbledon, London
8.45am Departure by helicopter for Birmingham, Wimbledon Park
9.30am Arrival by helicopter in Birmingham
10am Celebration of mass with the beatification of Cardinal John Henry Newman, Cofton Park, Birmingham
Timing to be confirmed Pope will travel along a stretch of the Hagley Road, Birmingham, in popemobile
1.10pm Private visit to the Oratory of St Philip Neri, Edgbaston, Birmingham
1.45pm Lunch with the bishops of England, Scotland and Wales and the papal entourage, Oscott College, Sutton Coldfield
4.45pm Meeting with the bishops of England, Scotland and Wales, seminary chapel, Oscott College, Sutton Coldfield
6.15pm Departure ceremony, Birmingham International airport
6.45pm Departure by air from Birmingham International airport
10.30pm Arrival at Ciampino airport, near Rome

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