Joseph Higgins (bishop)
Joseph Higgins (1838 – 16 September 1915) was an Irish-born
Early life
Joseph Higgins was born in 1838 in Westmeath, Ireland.[2] He was educated at St Finian's Seminary, Navan.
Religious life
Higgins attended
On 4 May 1899 he was appointed Bishop of Rockhampton, where he completed the cathedral, built 19 churches and established 10 schools, 8 institutions for lay women, and 2 communities of nuns.[2][4]
In May 1904 he suffered a "slight"
On 3 March 1905, aged 67 years, he became the Bishop of Ballarat, succeeding Dr James Moore.[2]
Later life
Higgins died at the Bishop's Palace at Ballarat on 16 September 1915, having been ill with bronchial and heart troubles for some months prior.[4]
References
- ^ "Bishop Joseph Higgins". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ^ a b c "BISHOP HIGGINS DEATH". The Advocate. Vol. XLVII, no. 2244. Melbourne. 25 September 1915. p. 23. Retrieved 4 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Hale, Frances O'Kane. Higgins, Joseph (1838–1915). Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
- ^ a b "DEATH OF BISHOP HIGGINS". Warracknabeal Herald. No. 8327. Victoria, Australia. 17 September 1915. p. 3. Retrieved 4 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "PERSONAL". The Advertiser. Vol. XLVI, no. 14, 173. South Australia. 22 March 1904. p. 4. Retrieved 6 October 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
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