Joseph Byrne (bishop)

The Right Reverend

Joseph Byrne
2nd Roman Catholic Bishop
DioceseBathurst
Installed9 August 1885
Term ended12 January 1901
PredecessorMatthew Quinn
SuccessorJohn Dunne
Other post(s)President, Seminary of St Charles Borromeo (1875 – 1885) and
President, St Stanislaus' College (1884 – 1885) both in Bathurst, New South Wales
Orders
Ordination15 February 1847 (Priest) in Rouen Seminary
Consecration9 August 1885 (Bishop)
Personal details
Born18 June 1843
Dublin, Ireland
Died12 January 1901(1901-01-12) (aged 57)
New South Wales, Australia
NationalityIrish
DenominationRoman Catholic Church
ParentsPatrick and Maria Byrne
OccupationRoman Catholic bishop
ProfessionCleric
Alma materSt Lawrence O'Toole College and Rouen Seminary

Joseph Partick Byrne (18 June 1843 – 12 January 1901), an Australian suffragan bishop, was the second Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Bathurst, New South Wales. Reverend Byrne was consecrated by Bishop James Murray in 1885 and served until his death in 1901.