James Darcy Freeman
Cardinal Sir James Darcy Freeman | |
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| 6th Catholic Archbishop of Sydney | |
| Church | St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney |
| Archdiocese | Sydney |
| In office | 9 July 1971 – 12 February 1983 |
| Predecessor | Norman Thomas Gilroy |
| Successor | Edward Bede Clancy |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Regina Pacis a Ostia Lido |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 13 July 1930 by Bartolomeo Cattaneo |
| Consecration | 9 December 1956 by Norman Thomas Cardinal Gilroy |
| Created cardinal | 5 March 1973 by Paul VI |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Darcy Freeman 19 November 1907 Annandale, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 16 March 1991 (aged 83) Lewisham, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Buried | Crypt of St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Prelate |
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| Motto | Per ipsum ipsa duce With Him, under her leadership |
| Styles of James Freeman | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Sydney |
Sir James Darcy Freeman KBE (19 November 1907 – 16 March 1991) was an Australian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. Freeman was the sixth Roman Catholic Archbishop of Sydney and Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Regina Pacis a Ostia Lido. He was ordained a priest of the Sydney archdiocese on 13 July 1930, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney on 9 December 1956 and ordained Titular Bishop of Hermopolis. In 1973, he was elevated to the cardinalate.