Edward Clancy (cardinal)
His Eminence Edward Clancy Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney (1973–1978) | |
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Motto | Fides mundum vincit ("Faith conquers the world") |
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Styles of Edward Clancy | ||
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Reference style His Eminence | | |
Spoken style | Your Eminence | |
Informal style | Cardinal | |
See | Sydney (emeritus) |
Edward Bede Clancy
Early life and ordination
Clancy was born in Lithgow, New South Wales, on 13 December 1923. He said that he wanted to be a priest from an early age and pretended to celebrate his first Mass while still a child, to the amusement of his brother and sisters.[citation needed] After completing his studies at Marist Brothers College, Parramatta, he was ordained to the priesthood in 1949, on the same day as the future Australian cardinal Edward Cassidy.
Priest and bishop
In 1953 Clancy earned a Licentiate in Sacred Theology from the
On 19 January 1974, Clancy was consecrated titular Bishop of Árd Carna and
Archbishop and cardinal
On 24 November 1978, he was appointed Archbishop of Canberra (and Goulburn). In the little over four years that he was Archbishop of Canberra and Goulburn, Clancy was respected by the people of Canberra Goulburn as a very friendly and approachable archbishop who was also very supportive of his people and his priests. He had a great rapport with young people in the archdiocese.
On 12 February 1983 he was appointed Archbishop of Sydney and on 28 June 1988 he was elevated to
A notable event in the life of his tenure was the beatification of Mother Mary MacKillop, conducted at the Royal Randwick Racecourse on January 15, 1995. Pope John Paul II referenced Clancy in his homily when he said: "We are celebrating an extraordinary event in the life of the Church in this land: the beatification of Mother Mary MacKillop, the first Australian formally declared to be among the Blessed in heaven. I rejoice with all of you: with Cardinal Clancy and my Brother Bishops, with the priests, Religious, all of you, lay men and women, families, young people and children, who offer a radiant and authentic sign of the Church's vitality. I give thanks to God for being able to celebrate this Beatification right here on Australian soil." The Pontiff ended his homily by saying: "The Pope for today, Cardinal Clancy for tomorrow. Praise be the Lord!"[2]
Major work on St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney, took place under his episcopacy. In 1999 a substantial new pipe organ was built by Orgues Létourneau Ltée of Montreal, Québec.[3] In the year 2000 the spires of the cathedral were finally completed.[4]
During his term as archbishop the neo-Gothic diocesan
Clancy was a fellow of Warrane College, University of New South Wales.
Retirement and death
Clancy retired as Archbishop of Sydney in 2001 and was succeeded by Archbishop George Pell. In the period from 21 October 2003 (when Pell was made cardinal) until Clancy's own 80th birthday on 13 December 2003, there were three Australian cardinal electors (had a papal conclave become necessary); Clancy, Pell and Edward Cassidy.
Clancy's health began to decline after his retirement and he died on 3 August 2014, aged 90, at the Little Sisters of the Poor nursing home in the Sydney suburb of Randwick.[7][8]
Further reading
- "Edward Bede Clancy", Biography Resource Center Online, Gale Group, 2001.
References
- ^ "About Us – Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney". Accessed 2 December 2014
- ^ "Apostolic Journey to Australia: Beatification of Mother Mary MacKillop at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney (19 January 1995) | John Paul II".
- ^ "Orgues Létourneau Limited – St. Mary's Cathedral – West Organ". Letourneauorgans.com. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
- ^ The Catholic Leader (26 August 2000). "St Mary's Cathedral Finally Completed". The Catholic Leader. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
- ^ Tony Abbott. "St Patrick's College, Manly, seminary becomes a hotel school!". Ad2000.com.au. Archived from the original on 18 March 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
- ^ "sgs.org.au". Sgs.org.au. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
- ^ Kerry Myers (3 August 2014). "A faithful son of the church: former Sydney Archbishop Edward Clancy dies". Smh.com.au. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
- ^ Archbishop Edward Clancy dead at 90 The Australian Archived 11 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Cardinal Clancy on Catholic hierarchy.org
- Cardinal Clancy on "What the Cardinals believe"
- Cardinal Clancy bio on the Sydney Archdiocesan website