Background
Williams, Thomas Stafford Cardinal was born on March 20, 1930 in Wellington, New Zealand. Son of Thomas Stafford and Lillian Maude (Kelly) Williams.
Williams, Thomas Stafford Cardinal was born on March 20, 1930 in Wellington, New Zealand. Son of Thomas Stafford and Lillian Maude (Kelly) Williams.
St. Patrick’s College, Wellington, Victoria University, Wellington, St. Kevin's College, Oamaru, Holy Cross College, Mosgiel, Pontifical Urban College, de Propaganda Fide, Rome and University College, Dublin.
Ordained priest Archdiocese of Wellington, New Zealand, 1959. Parish priest, director of studies Catholic Enquiry Center, Wellington. Missionary priest Archdiocese of Samoa-Apia.
Parish priest Porirua East, New Zealand, 1975—1979. Ordained bishop, 1979. Archbishop Archdiocese of Wellington, 1979—2005, archbishop emeritus, since 2005.
Elevated to cardinal, 1983. Cardinal-priest Gesu Divin Maestro alla Pineta Sacchetti, since 1983. Bishop New Zealand Military, 1995—2005, bishop emeritus, since 2005.
Member Congregation for Evangelization of Peoples.