William Theodore Heard

Life

William Theodore Heard completed his studies in Oxford and Rome with doctorates in Catholic theology and canon law . He was a seminarian at the Pontifical English College in Rome and received in 1918 received the sacrament of Holy Orders . He became a parish priest in the Diocese of Southwark in 1921 after further studies . In 1927 he was appointed auditor of the Roman Rota . As a confessor , he also looked after the students at the English college in Rome.

In 1958 William Theodore Heard became dean of the Rota Romana , a year later Pope John XXIII took him on . as cardinal deacon with the title deacon of San Teodoro in the college of cardinals . On April 5, 1962, William Theodore Heard was appointed by Pope John XXIII. appointed titular archbishop pro hac vice by Feradi Maius and received episcopal ordination from him ; Co-consecrators were the cardinals Giuseppe Pizzardo and Benedetto Aloisi Masella . Cardinal Heard attended the Second Vatican Council from 1962 to 1965 . He was a participant in the conclave in 1963 , in which Pope Paul VI. was chosen. On May 18, 1970, he was raised to cardinal priest pro hac vice while retaining his title diakonia .

He died on September 16, 1973 in Rome and was in the chapel of the English College at the cemetery Campo Verano buried.

predecessor	Office	successor
Arcadio María Cardinal Larraona CMF	Cardinal Protodiacon 1969-1970	Antonio Cardinal Bacci

personal data
SURNAME	Heard, William Theodore
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Heard, William Theodore Cardinal (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Scottish Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
DATE OF BIRTH	February 24, 1884
PLACE OF BIRTH	Edinburgh , Scotland
DATE OF DEATH	16th September 1973
Place of death	Rome