Peter McKeefry

Styles of
**Peter McKeefry**
Styles of; Peter McKeefry
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Wellington

His Eminence

Peter McKeefry
His Eminence; Peter McKeefry
Archbishop of Wellington
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Appointed	9 May 1954
Term ended	18 November 1973
Predecessor	Thomas O'Shea
Successor	Reginald John Delargey
Other post	Cardinal-Priest of Immacolata al Tiburtino (1969-73)
Previous posts	Titular Archbishop of Dercos (1947-54); Coadjutor Archbishop of Wellington (1947-54); President of the Bishops' Conference of New Zealand (1967-73);
Orders
Ordination	3 April 1926; by Basilio Pompili
Consecration	19 October 1947; by Norman Thomas Gilroy
Created cardinal	28 April 1969; by Pope Paul VI
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	Peter Thomas McKeefry; 3 July 1899; Greymouth, New Zealand
Died	18 November 1973 (aged 74); Wellington, New Zealand
Education	Kavanagh College; Holy Cross College;
Alma mater	Pontifical Urbaniana University
Motto	Pastor bonus esto

Peter Thomas Bertram McKeefry (3 July 1899 – 18 November 1973) was the third archbishop of Wellington (1954–73) and metropolitan of New Zealand and its first cardinal.