1. William Godfrey was an English Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
12 Facts About William Godfrey
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William Godfrey 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.
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William Godfrey was born in Liverpool to George and Mary Godfrey.
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William Godfrey leaned towards the priesthood from an early age, never taking any alternative into serious consideration.
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William Godfrey then finished his studies in 1918, obtaining his doctorates in theology and philosophy in 1917, and did pastoral work in Liverpool until 1919.
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William Godfrey taught Classics, Philosophy and Theology at Ushaw from 1918 to 1930, the year when he was appointed rector of the English College, Rome and given the title Monsignor.
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In 1935, Godfrey was made a member of the Pontifical Commission to Malta, and attended in an official capacity the 1937 coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.
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On 21 November 1938, Mgr William Godfrey was appointed Titular Archbishop of Cius and first Apostolic Delegate to Great Britain, Gibraltar and Malta.
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William Godfrey was charge d'affaires of the Holy See to the Polish government-in-exile in London in 1943.
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William Godfrey left these diplomatic posts on 10 November 1953 when he was made Archbishop of Liverpool.
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Archbishop William Godfrey was created Cardinal-Priest by Pope John XXIII in the consistory of 15 December 1958 and was assigned the title of Ss.
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William Godfrey, who enjoyed the piano and sports, lived long enough to attend only the first session of the Second Vatican Council in 1962.