Person DS/UK/572 Godfrey; William (1889-1963); Cardinal Godfrey William 1889-1963 Cardinal Male Born 1889 Liverpool. Died 22 January 1963 London.

He was ordained as a Roman Catholic priest on 28 October 1916 in Rome. In 1938 he was appointed Titular Archbishop of Cius and Apostolic Delegate to Great Britain, Gibraltar and Malta. He was also Chargé d'affaires of the Holy See to the Polish government-in-exile in London in 1943 and was made RC Archbishop of Liverpool (1953-1956), before being appointed as RC Archbishop of Westminter on 3 December 1956 and elevated to cardinal on 15 December 1958. He died in office on 22 January 1963. RC Archbishop of Westminter National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes Assistant2 17/03/2015 CURIA\rsomerset 15/11/2023 7f288c39-c89a-418d-a452-34748f1dcd03