Edward Clancy (cardinal)

His Eminence

Edward Clancy

AC
His Eminence; Edward Clancy; AC
Cardinal-Archbishop Emeritus of Sydney
Archdiocese	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney
Province	Sydney
See	Sydney
Appointed	12 April 1983
Installed	27 April 1983
Term ended	26 March 2001
Predecessor	James Darcy Freeman
Successor	George Pell
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Vallicella
Orders
Ordination	23 July 1949; by Norman Thomas Gilroy
Consecration	19 January 1974; by James Darcy Freeman
Created cardinal	28 June 1988; by Pope John Paul II
Personal details
Born	Edward Bede Clancy; 13 December 1923; Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia
Died	3 August 2014 (aged 90); Randwick, Sydney, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Denomination	Roman 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);
Motto	Fides mundum vincit ("Faith conquers the world")
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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.