Edward Clancy (cardinal)

Edward Bede Clancy AC (13 December 1923 – 3 August 2014) was an Australian Catholic bishop and cardinal. He was the seventh Catholic Archbishop of Sydney from 1983 to 2001. He was made Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Vallicella in 1988.

His Eminence

Edward Clancy

AC
Cardinal-Archbishop Emeritus of Sydney
ArchdioceseRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney
ProvinceSydney
SeeSydney
Appointed12 April 1983
Installed27 April 1983
Term ended26 March 2001
PredecessorJames Darcy Freeman
SuccessorGeorge Pell
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Vallicella
Orders
Ordination23 July 1949
by Norman Thomas Gilroy
Consecration19 January 1974
by James Darcy Freeman
Created cardinal28 June 1988
by Pope John Paul II
Personal details
Born
Edward Bede Clancy

(1923-12-13)13 December 1923
Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia
Died3 August 2014(2014-08-03) (aged 90)
Randwick, Sydney, Australia
NationalityAustralian
DenominationRoman Catholic
Previous post(s)
  • Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney (1973–1978)
  • Titular Bishop of Ard Carna (1973–1978)
  • Archbishop of Canberra-Goulburn (1978–1983)
  • President of the Australian Episcopal Conference (1986–2000)
MottoFides mundum vincit ("Faith conquers the world")
Coat of arms
Styles of
Edward Clancy
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeSydney (emeritus)
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