Francis Moran (cardinal)


Patrick Francis Moran
Cardinal, Archbishop of Sydney
Portrait of Cardinal Moran taken in Brisbane, Queensland, c. 1900
ArchdioceseSydney
Installed1884
Term ended1911
PredecessorRoger Vaughan
SuccessorMichael Kelly
Other post(s)Bishop of Ossory
(1872–1884)
Cardinal-priest of Santa Susanna (1885-1911)
Orders
Ordination19 March 1853
Consecration5 March 1872
Created cardinal27 July 1885
by Leo XIII
RankCardinal-priest
Personal details
Born16 September 1830
Died16 August 1911(1911-08-16) (aged 80)
Sydney, Australia
BuriedSt. Mary's Cathedral, Sydney
NationalityIrish
DenominationRoman Catholic Church
ParentsPatrick Moran
Alicia Mary Cullen
Alma materIrish College, Rome
Coat of armsPatrick Francis Moran's coat of arms

Patrick Francis Moran (16 September 1830 – 16 August 1911) was a prelate of the Catholic Church and the third Archbishop of Sydney[1] and the first cardinal appointed from Australia.[2]

  1. ^ Miranda, Salvador. "Francis Patrick Moran". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Retrieved 26 April 2009.
  2. ^ Mennell, Philip (1892). "Moran, His Eminence Patrick Francis, Cardinal" . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.