James Knox
James Robert Knox GCC (2 March 1914 – 26 June 1983) was an Australian prelate of the Catholic Church. After years as a Vatican diplomat, he served as Archbishop of Melbourne from 1967 to 1974, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments from 1974 to 1981, and president of the Pontifical Council for the Family from 1981 until his death in 1983. Created a cardinal in 1973, he was the first Australian to serve in the Roman Curia.
James Knox GCC | |
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| President of the Pontifical Council for the Family | |
| Installed | 4 August 1981 |
| Term ended | 26 June 1983 |
| Predecessor | Opilio Rossi |
| Successor | Edouard Gagnon |
| Other post(s) | 5th Archbishop of Melbourne (1967–1974); Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments (1974–1983) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 22 December 1941 by Pietro Fumasoni Biondi |
| Consecration | 8 November 1953 by Celso Benigno Luigi Costantini |
| Created cardinal | 5 March 1973 by Pope Paul VI |
| Rank | Santa Maria in Vallicella |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Robert Knox 2 May 1914 Bayswater, Western Australia, Australia |
| Died | 26 June 1983 (aged 69) Rome, Italy |
| Buried | St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Cleric |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Urbanian Athenaeum |
| Motto | Sicut dilexi vos |
| Styles of James Knox | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Melitene (titular see) |
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