The Most Reverend Matthew Quinn | |
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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 post(s) | 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 |
Died | 16 January 1885 Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia | (aged 63)
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 (29 May 1821 in Eadestown, County 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.