Thomas Williams (cardinal)


Thomas Williams

Cardinal, Archbishop of Wellington
Williams in 2011
ArchdioceseWellington
Appointed30 October 1979
Installed20 December 1979
Term ended21 March 2005
PredecessorReginald Delargey
SuccessorJohn Dew
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Gesù Divin Maestro alla Pineta Sacchetti
Previous post(s)Ordinary of the Military Ordinariate of New Zealand (1995–2005)
Orders
Ordination20 December 1959
by Gregorio Pietro Agagianian
Consecration20 December 1979
by Owen Snedden
Created cardinal2 February 1983
by John Paul II
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born(1930-03-20)20 March 1930
Wellington, New Zealand
Died22 December 2023(2023-12-22) (aged 93)
Waikanae, New Zealand
DenominationRoman Catholic
MottoUnity in Christ
Coat of armsThomas Williams's coat of arms

Thomas Stafford Williams ONZ ChStJ (20 March 1930 – 22 December 2023) was a New Zealand cardinal in the Catholic Church and the fifth Archbishop of Wellington from 1979 to 2005.