James Darcy Freeman


James Freeman

6th Catholic Archbishop of Sydney
ChurchSt Mary's Cathedral, Sydney
ArchdioceseSydney
In office9 July 1971 (1971-07-09) – 12 February 1983 (1983-02-12)
PredecessorNorman Thomas Gilroy
SuccessorEdward Bede Clancy
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Regina Pacis a Ostia Lido
Orders
Ordination13 July 1930 (1930-07-13)
by Bartolomeo Cattaneo
Consecration9 December 1956 (1956-12-09)
by Norman Thomas Cardinal Gilroy
Created cardinal5 March 1973 (1973-03-05)
by Paul VI
Personal details
Born
James Darcy Freeman

(1907-11-19)19 November 1907
Died16 March 1991(1991-03-16) (aged 83)
Lewisham, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
BuriedCrypt of St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney
NationalityAustralian
DenominationRoman Catholic
OccupationPrelate
Education
Alma mater
MottoPer ipsum ipsa duce
With Him, under her leadership[1]
Styles of
James Freeman
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeSydney

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.

  1. ^ Cullen, Michael P. (2014). "Freeman, Sir James Darcy (Jimmy) (1907–1991)" (published online 2014). Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 14 August 2018.