James Darcy Freeman


Cardinal Sir James Darcy Freeman

6th Catholic Archbishop of Sydney
ChurchSt Mary's Cathedral, Sydney
ArchdioceseSydney
In office9 July 1971 (1971-07-09)  12 February 1983 (1983-02-12)
PredecessorNorman Thomas Gilroy
SuccessorEdward Bede Clancy
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Regina Pacis a Ostia Lido
Orders
Ordination13 July 1930 (1930-07-13)
by Bartolomeo Cattaneo
Consecration9 December 1956 (1956-12-09)
by Norman Thomas Cardinal Gilroy
Created cardinal5 March 1973 (1973-03-05)
by Paul VI
Personal details
Born
James Darcy Freeman

(1907-11-19)19 November 1907
Annandale, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died16 March 1991(1991-03-16) (aged 83)
Lewisham, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
BuriedCrypt of St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney
NationalityAustralian
DenominationRoman Catholic
OccupationPrelate
Education
Alma mater
MottoPer ipsum ipsa duce
With Him, under her leadership
Styles of
James Freeman
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeSydney

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.