John Heenan (cardinal)


John Carmel Heenan
Cardinal, Archbishop of Westminster
ProvinceWestminster
DioceseWestminster
Appointed2 September 1963
Term ended7 November 1975
PredecessorWilliam Godfrey
SuccessorBasil Hume
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of San Silvestro in Capite
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination6 July 1930
by Arthur Henry Doubleday
Consecration27 January 1951
by William Godfrey
Created cardinal22 February 1965
by Paul VI
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born(1905-01-26)26 January 1905
Died7 November 1975(1975-11-07) (aged 70)
London, England
BuriedWestminster Cathedral
NationalityBritish
DenominationRoman Catholic
MottoSub umbra carmeli
Coat of arms

John Carmel Heenan (26 January 1905 – 7 November 1975) was a senior-ranking English prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Westminster from 1963 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1965.