Background
Ward, Archbishop John Aloysius was born on January 24, 1929. Son of Eugene and Hannah (Cheetham) Ward.
Ward, Archbishop John Aloysius was born on January 24, 1929. Son of Eugene and Hannah (Cheetham) Ward.
Student, Prior Park College, Bath, England.
Received Capuchin Franciscan Friar, 1945. Solemn profession, 1950. Ordained priest, 1953.
With Diocesan Travelling Mission, Menevia, 1954-1960. Guardian and parish priest Peckham, London, 1960-1966. Provincial definitor, 1963-1969.
Provincial director of vocations, 1963-1969. Minister provincial, 1969-1970. General definitor Rome, 1970-1980.
Bishop coadjutor Menevia, 1980. Bishop, 1981-1983; archbishop Cardiff, Wales, since 1983.