Matthew Quinn (bishop)
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The Most Reverend Matthew Quinn DD |
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| 1st Roman Catholic Bishop | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Bathurst |
| Installed | 1 November 1866 |
| Term ended | 16 January 1885 |
| Predecessor | New Diocese |
| Successor | Joseph Byrne |
| Other posts | President of St Laurence O'Toole's Seminary, Dublin (1859-1865) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 15 February 1847 (Priest) in Church of St John Lateran, Rome |
| Consecration | 14 November 1865 (Bishop) in St Mary's Pro-Cathedral, Dublin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 May 1821 Eadestown, County Kildare, Ireland |
| Died | 16 January 1885 (aged 63) Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia |
| Buried | Sts. Michael and John's Cathedral, Bathurst |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
| Parents | Matthew Quinn and Mary Quinn (née Doyle) |
| Occupation | Roman Catholic bishop |
| Profession | Cleric |
| Alma mater |
Propaganda College, Rome Pontifical Irish College Church of St John Lateran, Rome |
Matthew Quinn DD (29 May 1821 in Eadestown, Kildare, Ireland – 16 January 1885 in Bathurst, New South Wales), an Australian suffragan bishop, was the first Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Bathurst, New South Wales. Dr Quinn was appointed to the role by Archbishop Polding in 1865 and served until his death in 1885.
The youngest son of Matthew Quinn, a farmer, and his wife, Mary, Quinn was educated in Dublin before entering the Propaganda College in Rome in 1837, studying for the priesthood before transferring to the Pontifical Irish College in 1839 where he graduated with a doctorate in sacred theology in 1845. Ordained a priest in 1847 in the Church of St John Lateran in Rome, Quinn worked as a missionary in Hyderabad with Bishop Daniel Murphy for eight years; returning to Ireland and became vice-president of St. Laurence O'Toole's Seminary, Dublin; where his brother James was President. Quinn succeeded as President in 1859 on James' appointment as Bishop of Queensland. For the next six years, Quinn supported James through the organisation of shiploads of Irish migrants to Queensland.
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