William Conway (cardinal)


William Conway
Cardinal, Archbishop of Armagh
Primate of All Ireland
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseArmagh
Appointed1963
Term ended1977
PredecessorJohn D'Alton
SuccessorTomás Ó Fiaich
Previous post(s)Titular Bishop of Neve and Auxiliary of Armagh (1958–1963)
Orders
Ordination20 June 1937 (priest)
Consecration27 July 1958
Created cardinal22 February 1965
by Paul VI
RankCardinal priest
Personal details
Born
William John Conway

22 January 1913
Belfast, Ireland
Died17 April 1977 (aged 64)
Armagh, Northern Ireland
BuriedSt Patrick's Cathedral Cemetery, Armagh
DenominationRoman Catholic
ParentsPatrick Conway and Annie Conway (née Donnolly)
EducationSt Mary's Christian Brothers' Grammar School, Belfast
Alma materQueen's University Belfast
St Patrick's College, Maynooth
Pontifical Gregorian University (DD)
MottoPraedicare Evangelium

William John Cardinal Conway (22 January 1913 – 17 April 1977) was an Irish cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland from 1963 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1965.[1] He was head of the Catholic Church in Ireland during the reforms of the Second Vatican Council.

  1. ^ Miranda, Salvador. "William Conway". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Retrieved 23 June 2009.