Thomas Cahill (bishop)

Most Reverend Thomas Vincent Cahill (22 February 1913 — 16 April 1978)[1] was an Australian Roman Catholic bishop.

Thomas Cahill
Thomas Cahill, 1953
BornThomas Vincent Cahill
(1913-02-22)22 February 1913
Bendigo, Victoria
Died16 April 1978(1978-04-16) (aged 65)
OccupationBishop

Thomas Vincent Cahill was born on 22 February 1913 in Bendigo, Victoria.[1] He was ordained a priest on 21 September 1935 at the age of 22 and appointed a priest of the diocese of Sandhurst in suburban Melbourne.[1] He was consecrated a bishop shortly before his 36th birthday on 9 February 1949 and appointed bishop of Cairns. At the age of 54, he was appointed Archbishop of Goulburn on 13 April 1967.[1] He died in office at the age of 65 on 16 April 1978.[1]

References
  1. Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Thomas Vincent Cahill [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org.
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