Date of Birth

10 December 1914 at Timaru

Parents

Archibald Patrick Delargey and Katherine May Delargey (nee Fitzgerald)

Died

29 January 1979

Education

• Sacred Heart College Auckland 1929-31
• Holy Cross College Mosgiel 1932-34
• Collegio Urbano Rome (graduated Doctor of Divinity) 1934-39

Appointments

• Ordained in Rome 19 March 1939
• Assistant, St Joseph’s Parish, Takapuna 1939
• Assistant St Patrick’s Cathedral, Auckland 1940-42
• Director Catholic Social Services, Auckland 1940-47
• Director Catholic Youth Work, Auckland 1940-58
• Consecrated Auxiliary Bishop of Auckland 1958
• St Michael’s Parish, Remuera, Auckland 1959-70
• Bishop of Auckland 1970
• Archbishop of Wellington and Metropolitan of New Zealand 1974
• Created Cardinal by Pope Paul VI 1976

Last updated: 16 Sep 2021