Joseph Byrne (bishop)
The Right Reverend Joseph Byrne | |
|---|---|
| 2nd Roman Catholic bishop | |
| Profession | Cleric |
| Alma mater | St Lawrence O'Toole College and Rouen Seminary |
Joseph Partick Byrne (18 June 1843 – 12 January 1901), an Australian
Diocese of Bathurst, New South Wales. Reverend Byrne was consecrated by Bishop James Murray
in 1885 and served until his death in 1901.
Early years and background
Born in
St Stanislaus' College where he also served as president, from 1884 until 1885.[1]
Episcopate
Modelled in the style of Quinn, his predecessor, Byrne built on the established foundations by adding churches in
St Patrick's Seminary in Manly was opened in 1889.[1]
In 1875, Byrne sent
Dubbo as parish priest and over a period of ten years helped him establish a brick church and the Convent of Mercy, which had day and boarding schools, before recalling him to Bathurst to administer the cathedral parish, supervising the construction of a Patrician Brothers' monastery and enlargement of the cathedral. Dunne eventually served as vicar-general from 1900, a role that Byrne had served under Quinn's direction.[2]
Byrne followed a similar pattern of rejecting the independence of the Josephite community, formed by Father
Diocese of Wilcannia-Forbes which was formed out of the Bathurst diocese.[3]
Byrne died of cancer in New South Wales, whilst serving in office as Catholic Bishop of Bathurst.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Duffy, C. J. "Byrne, Joseph Patrick (1843–1901)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- ^ Duffy, C. J. "Dunne, John (1845–1919)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- ^ Cleary, Henry (1907). "Bathurst". The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 2. New York: Robert Appleton Company. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
