Thomas Stafford Williams

Thomas Stafford Williams ONZ ChStJ (20 March 1930 – 22 December 2023) is a New Zealand Catholic official. He was born in Wellington. He was cardinal in the Catholic church and before his retirement in 2005. He was the fifth Archbishop of Wellington.

Williams was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 2005 papal conclave that elected Pope Benedict XVI. He resigned as Archbishop of Wellington on 21 March 2005 having reached the age of 75 and was succeeded by Coadjutor Archbishop, John Dew.

In retirement, Williams lived at a retirement village in Waikanae. He died there on 22 December 2023, at the age of 93.

References

Other websites

Thomas Stafford Cardinal Williams profile at Catholic Hierarchy website
NZ Catholic Bishops Conference bio of Thomas Stafford Cardinal Williams 
Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington website

Category:1930 births
Category:2023 deaths
Category:Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church
Category:People from Wellington