William Godfrey
William Cardinal Godfrey (born September 25, 1889 in Liverpool , United Kingdom , † January 22, 1963 in London ) was Archbishop of Westminster .
Life
William Godfrey was a seminarian at the Pontifical English College in Rome and was ordained a priest on October 28, 1916 . On November 21, 1938, Pope Pius XII appointed him . the Titular Archbishop of Cius and apostolic delegate in the UK. He was ordained bishop by Raffaele Carlo Cardinal Rossi on December 21 of the same year; Co- consecrators were Luigi Traglia , Vice President in the Diocese of Rome , and Ralph Leo Hayes , Rector of the Pontifical North America College . In 1943 he became a charge d'affaires of the Polish government-in-exile in England. He was Archbishop of Liverpool from 1953 to 1956 and Archbishop of Westminster from 1956 to 1963. Pope John XXIII accepted him in 1958 as a cardinal priest with the titular church Santi Nereo ed Achilleo in the college of cardinals . Godfrey attended the first session of the Second Vatican Council .
Web links
- Godfrey, William. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed May 18, 2017.
- Entry on William Godfrey on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on May 18, 2017.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Representation newly established |
Apostolic Delegate in Great Britain 1939–1953 |
Gerald Patrick O'Hara |
| Richard Downey (en) |
Archbishop of Liverpool 1953–1956 |
John Carmel Heenan |
| Bernard William Cardinal Griffin |
Archbishop of Westminster 1956–1963 |
John Carmel Cardinal Heenan |
| Exarchy rebuilt |
Apostolic Exarch of England and Wales 1957–1963 |
Augustine Eugene Hornyak OSBM |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Godfrey, William |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Godfrey, William Cardinal (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 25, 1889 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Liverpool |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 22, 1963 |
| Place of death | London |