Justin Simonds
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The Most Reverend Justin Simonds DD |
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| 4th Archbishop of Melbourne | |
| Diocese | Melbourne |
| Installed | 6 November 1963 |
| Term ended | 13 May 1967 |
| Predecessor | Daniel Mannix |
| Successor | James Knox |
| Other posts | 5th Archbishop of Hobart (1937–1942) Coadjutor Archbishop of Melbourne (1942–1963) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 30 November 1912 in St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney |
| Consecration | 6 May 1937 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
22 May 1890 Glen Innes, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 3 November 1967 (aged 77) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Buried | St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Cleric |
| Alma mater |
Sydney Boys' High School; St Patrick's College, Manly; Catholic University of Louvain |
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Styles of Justin Simonds |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Grace |
| Religious style | Archbishop |
Justin Daniel Simonds (22 May 1890—3 November 1967) was an Australian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, serving as the 5th Archbishop of Hobart from 1937 to 1942 and as the 4th Archbishop of Melbourne from 1963 to 1967.
Born in Glen Innes, New South Wales, Simonds was educated in Deepwater, Blacktown and then Sydney Boys' High School before studying for the priesthood at St Patrick's College, Manly. He was ordained a priest by Archbishop Michael Kelly on 30 November 1912 in St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney.
Posted to Bega, Simonds served as a curate before he returned to St Patrick's Seminary as a professor of sacred scripture and Greek. In 1916 he was appointed to St Columba's College, Springwood as professor of hermeneutics. In 1921 he returned to St Patrick's Seminary as professor of sacred scripture and dean. Between 1928 and 1930, Simmonds studied at the Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium, graduating in 1930 with a PhD (first class honours). Returning to Springwood, Simonds served as vice rector and then rector of St Columba's College between 1931 and 1937.
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