Cardinal Timothy Peter Joseph Radcliffe, O.P., theologian, was born in London on 22 August 1945, and joined the Dominican Order in 1965. After completing his studies in Oxford and Paris, he began teaching Sacred Scripture at the University of Oxford. Ordained a priest on 2 October 1971, and actively engaged in the peace movement, he also carried out his pastoral ministry among AIDS sufferers. From 1982 to 1988 he was prior of the Oxford Convent, then provincial of England from 1988 to 1992, and finally master general of the Dominican Order from 1992 to 2001. An internationally renowned speaker, lecturer, preacher and writer, he is a member of CAFOD (Agency of the Catholic Church of England and Wales, engaged in charitable support and development work in overseas countries) and the Theological Commission of Caritas International. He has received honorary degrees from Oxford University and other academic institutions in France, Italy and the United States. In 2007 he was awarded the Michael Ramsey Prize for theological writing.

Created and proclaimed Cardinal by Pope Francis in the consistory of 7 December 2024, of the Deaconry of SS. Nomi di Gesù e Maria in via Lata.