James Freeman | |
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6th Catholic Archbishop of Sydney | |
Church | St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney |
Archdiocese | Sydney |
In office | 9 July 1971 – 12 February 1983 |
Predecessor | Norman Thomas Gilroy |
Successor | Edward Bede Clancy |
Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Regina Pacis a Ostia Lido |
Orders | |
Ordination | 13 July 1930 by Bartolomeo Cattaneo |
Consecration | 9 December 1956 by Norman Thomas Cardinal Gilroy |
Created cardinal | 5 March 1973 by Paul VI |
Personal details | |
Born | James Darcy Freeman 19 November 1907 |
Died | 16 March 1991 Lewisham, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | (aged 83)
Buried | Crypt of St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney |
Nationality | Australian |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Prelate |
Education | |
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Motto | Per ipsum ipsa duce With Him, under her leadership[1] |
Styles of James Freeman | |
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Reference style | His Eminence |
Spoken style | Your Eminence |
Informal style | Cardinal |
See | Sydney |
James Darcy Freeman KBE (19 November 1907 – 16 March 1991) was an Australian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. Freeman was the sixth Roman Catholic Archbishop of Sydney and Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Regina Pacis a Ostia Lido. He was ordained a priest of the Sydney archdiocese on 13 July 1930, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney on 9 December 1956 and ordained Titular Bishop of Hermopolis. In 1973 he was elevated to the cardinalate.