William Godfrey


William Godfrey
Cardinal, Archbishop of Westminster
Primate of England and Wales (de facto)
ProvinceWestminster
DioceseWestminster
Appointed3 December 1956
Term ended22 January 1963
PredecessorBernard Griffin
SuccessorJohn Carmel Heenan
Other post(s)
Previous post(s)
  • Titular Archbishop of Cius (1938-1953)
  • Apostolic Delegate to Great Britain (1938-1953)
  • Official to Poland (1943-1953)
  • Archbishop of Liverpool (1953–1956)
Orders
Ordination28 October 1916
by Antonio Vico
Consecration21 December 1938
by Raffaele Carlo Rossi, Luigi Traglia, Ralph Leo Hayes
Created cardinal15 December 1958
by John XXIII
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born(1889-07-25)25 July 1889
Liverpool, England
Died22 January 1963(1963-01-22) (aged 73)
London, England
BuriedWestminster Cathedral
NationalityBritish
DenominationRoman Catholic
ParentsGeorge and Mary Godfrey
Coat of arms

William Godfrey (25 July 1889 – 22 January 1963) was an English Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Westminster and de facto primate of England and Wales from 1956 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1958.[1]

  1. ^ Miranda, Salvador. "William Godfrey". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Archived from the original on 1 March 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2015.