Patrick Dougherty (bishop)
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The Most Right Reverend Patrick Dougherty DD |
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| 7th Roman Catholic Bishop | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Bathurst |
| Installed | 1 September 1983 |
| Term ended | 11 November 2008 |
| Predecessor | A. R. E. Thomas |
| Successor | Michael McKenna |
| Other posts | President of St Laurence O'Toole's Seminary, Dublin (1859–1865) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 7 December 1954 (Priest) in Propaganda College, Rome |
| Consecration | 8 December 1976 (Bishop) in St Christopher's Cathedral, Canberra |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 November 1931 Kensington, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 30 August 2010 (aged 78) Bathurst, New South Wales |
| Buried | Bathurst Cemetery, Bathurst, New South Wales |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
| Parents | William and Madge Dougherty |
| Occupation | Roman Catholic bishop |
| Profession | Cleric |
| Alma mater |
Waverley College St Columba's College, Springwood St Patrick's Seminary, Manly Propaganda College and Pontifical Urban University, both in Rome |
| Motto |
Iuxta Crucem Discipulus (at the Cross, the disciple) |
Patrick Dougherty DD (21 November 1931 in Kensington, New South Wales – 30 August 2010 in Bathurst, New South Wales), an Australian suffragan bishop, was the seventh bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bathurst, serving for 25 years from 1983 until his retirement in 2008.
The second of four sons (three of whom became priests) born to William and Madge Dougherty, Dougherty was educated at Our Lady of the Rosary school, Kensington and Waverley College, before completing his secondary education at St Columba's College in Springwood in 1948. He commenced studying for the priesthood, and in 1950 progressed to St Patrick's Seminary, Manly and then Propaganda College, Rome where he was ordained a priest by Archbishop Pietro Sigismondi on 7 December 1954.
In 1957 Dougherty obtained his Doctorate of Divinity in spiritual theology from the Pontifical Urban University in Rome, and immediately returned to Australia and was appointed assistant priest of St. Mel's in Campsie. At the request of Cardinal Gilroy, Dougherty travelled to Rome in 1958 and began to research the life of the Venerable Mother Mary Potter, foundress of The Little Company of Mary. Between 1959 and 1961, Dougherty was a lecturer in logic, history of philosophy, Latin and Italian at St Columba's Seminary in Springwood, where he was also a dean of students and in 1961 director of the Spiritual Year for first year students. In early 1962, Dougherty returned to Rome as an assistant vice rector of his alma mater, Propaganda College, and by 1967 was appointed a vice rector of the college. His book, Mother Mary Potter, foundress of the Little Company of Mary was published in 1963.
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