John Bathersby

The Most Reverend

John Bathersby
Roman Catholic archbishop
ProvinceBrisbane
DioceseArchdiocese of Brisbane
Installed3 December 1991
Term ended14 November 2011
PredecessorFrancis Roberts Rush
SuccessorMark Coleridge
Orders
Ordination30 June 1961 (Priest) in
Stanthorpe, Queensland
Consecration20 March 1986 (Bishop) in
Personal details
Born
John Alexius Bathersby

(1936-07-26)26 July 1936
Stanthorpe, Queensland, Australia
Died9 March 2020(2020-03-09) (aged 83)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
NationalityAustralian
DenominationRoman Catholic Church
ParentsJohn Thomas and Grace Maud (née Conquest) Bathersby
OccupationRoman Catholic bishop
ProfessionCleric
Alma materPius XII Seminary, Banyo
Gregorian University, Rome
Terasianum University
Styles of
John Bathersby
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Grace
Religious styleEmeritus Archbishop
Posthumous stylenot applicable

John Alexius Bathersby (26 July 1936 – 9 March 2020) was an Australian bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the sixth archbishop of the Archdiocese of Brisbane, serving from 1991 until his retirement in 2011. Bathersby was conferred with the title Emeritus Archbishop of Brisbane.