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Image caption, A mass was held for Sir David Amess on the day he was killedThe funeral of Tory MP Sir David Amess will be held at Westminster Cathedral next month, it has been confirmed.
Cardinal Vincent Nichols, the leader of Roman Catholics in England and Wales, will preside over the service on 23 November.
The details were confirmed to MPs, peers and staff who attend Catholic services in Parliament.
The Southend West MP was stabbed to death while meeting constituents in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, on 15 October.
Ali Harbi Ali, 25, from London, has been charged with Sir David's murder and preparing terrorist acts.
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Image caption, Sir David Amess had long campaigned for his beloved Southend to be made a city - a wish that was posthumously grantedOn 18 October MPs attended a memorial service at St Margaret's Church in Westminster to offer tributes to Sir David.
At the time of his killing a local priest, Father Jeffrey Woolnough, was prevented from entering Belfairs Methodist Church, to administer the sacrament of the sick, as it was a crime scene.
He said he felt forced to delete his Twitter account after being accused of not doing enough to offer last rites to the dying MP.
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