Thomas Stafford Williams

Thomas Stafford Cardinal Williams (2011)

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Thomas Stafford Cardinal Williams ONZ , ChStJ (born March 20, 1930 in Wellington , New Zealand ) is Archbishop Emeritus of Wellington .

Life

Thomas Stafford Williams studied Catholic theology , philosophy , economics and social sciences in Wellington, Rome and Dublin . In 1959 he received the sacrament of ordination . After further studies , he received his doctorate in sociology in 1962 .

He then worked in New Zealand as a parish minister and in priest training. From 1971 to 1975 he served as a missionary in Western Samoa , and from 1976 to 1979 he was pastor of the Holy Family Congregation in Wellington.

In 1979 he became Archbishop of Wellington. Four years later, it took Pope John Paul II. As cardinal priest with the titular church of Gesù Divin Maestro alla Pineta Sacchetti into the College of Cardinals on. Since 2001 he has been a member of the Council of Cardinals for the Study of Organizational and Economic Problems of the Holy See.

On March 21, 2005, he resigned from his position as Archbishop of Wellington and on April 1, 2005 as Military Bishop of New Zealand. He participated in the 2005 conclave , in which Benedict XVI. was chosen to participate.

Web links

Entry for Thomas Stafford Williams on catholic-hierarchy.org
Williams, Thomas Stafford. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed August 11, 2015.

Individual evidence

^ Nomina di Membri del Consiglio di Cardinali per lo studio dei problemi organizzativi ed economici della Santa Sede. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , March 10, 2001, accessed December 8, 2019 (Italian).
^ Rinuncia dell'Arcivescovo di Wellington (Nuova Zelanda). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, March 21, 2005, accessed December 8, 2019 (Italian).
^ Rinuncia dell'Ordinario Militare di Nuova Zelanda e nomina del successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, April 1, 2005, accessed December 8, 2019 (Italian).

predecessor	Office	successor
Reginald John Cardinal Delargey	Archbishop of Wellington 1979-2005	John Atcherley Cardinal Dew
Edward Russell Gaines (s)	Military Bishop of New Zealand 1995-2005	John Atcherley Cardinal Dew

personal data
SURNAME	Williams, Thomas Stafford
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Williams, Thomas Stafford Cardinal
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	New Zealand clergyman, Archbishop of Wellington and Cardinal
DATE OF BIRTH	March 20, 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH	Wellington , New Zealand

[1] Nomina di Membri del Consiglio di Cardinali per lo studio dei problemi organizzativi ed economici della Santa Sede. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , March 10, 2001, accessed December 8, 2019 (Italian).

[2] Rinuncia dell'Arcivescovo di Wellington (Nuova Zelanda). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, March 21, 2005, accessed December 8, 2019 (Italian).

[3] Rinuncia dell'Ordinario Militare di Nuova Zelanda e nomina del successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, April 1, 2005, accessed December 8, 2019 (Italian).