Joseph Byrne (bishop)
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The Right Reverend Joseph Byrne DD |
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| 2nd Roman Catholic Bishop | |
| Diocese | Bathurst |
| Installed | 9 August 1885 |
| Term ended | 12 January 1901 |
| Predecessor | Matthew Quinn |
| Successor | John Dunne |
| Other posts | President, Seminary of St Charles Borromeo (1875 – 1885) and President, St Stanislaus' College (1884 – 1885) both in Bathurst, New South Wales |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 15 February 1847 (Priest) in Rouen Seminary |
| Consecration | 9 August 1885 (Bishop) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 June 1843 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 12 January 1901 (aged 57) New South Wales, Australia |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
| Parents | Patrick and Maria Byrne |
| Occupation | Roman Catholic bishop |
| Profession | Cleric |
| Alma mater | St Lawrence O'Toole College and Rouen Seminary |
Joseph Partick Byrne DD (18 June 1843 in Dublin, Ireland – 12 January 1901 in New South Wales), an Australian suffragan bishop, was the second Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Bathurst, New South Wales. Reverend Byrne was consecrated by Bishop James Murray in 1885 and served until his death in 1901.
Born in Dublin, Ireland to Patrick Byrne, and his wife, Maria, Byrne was educated in Dublin at St Lawrence O'Toole College (Hardcourt Street, Dublin) and Rouen Seminary where he was ordained a priest in 1865. Whilst at St Lawrence O'Toole College, he met Matthew Quinn. When Quinn was consecrated as the inaugural Catholic Bishop of Bathurst, Byrne volunteered to accompany Quinn to Australia aboard the Empress. Initially working as a priest in the Diocese of Bathurst, Byrne deputised in Murray's Diocese of Maitland during the latter's absence in Europe from 1869 to 1873. Returning to Bathurst in 1873, Byrne was instrumental in the establishment of Australia's first seminary in Bathurst, named in honour of St Charles Borromeo and in the formative years of St Stanislaus' College where he also served as President, from 1884 until 1885.
Modelled in the style of Quinn, his predecessor, Byrne built on the established foundations by adding churches in Gulgong, Coonamble and Stuart Town, and a convent at Wellington. In 1887 the Brigidine Sisters and in 1884 the Patrician Brothers provided a boost to teaching in the diocese. Byrne also established the St Vincent de Paul Society and in 1888 invited the Vincentian Fathers to take over St Stanislaus' College and St Charles' Seminary; the latter which was closed in 1896 after St Patrick's Seminary in Manly was opened in 1889.
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