Redmond Prendiville

The Most Reverend

Redmond Prendiville
5th Roman Catholic Archbishop
Archbishop Redmond Prendiville
ProvincePerth
DioceseArchdiocese of Perth
Installed24 May 1935[1]
Term ended28 June 1968
PredecessorPatrick Clune
SuccessorLancelot Goody
Orders
Ordination14 June 1925 (Priest)
in St Kieran's College, Kilkenny, Ireland[2]
Consecration22 October 1933 (Bishop)[1]
Personal details
Born
Redmond Garrett Prendiville

(1900-09-11)11 September 1900
Died28 June 1968(1968-06-28) (aged 67)
Perth, Western Australia
BuriedKarrakatta Cemetery. Exhumed 2009 and re-interred Saturday 5 December 2009, 10am in St Mary's Cathedral, Perth
NationalityIrish/Australian
DenominationRoman Catholic Church
OccupationRoman Catholic bishop
ProfessionCleric
Alma materUniversity College Dublin, National University of Ireland
St Peter's College, Wexford
MottoDa anima cetera tolle
(Nothing else matters except for the salvation of souls)[2]

Count Redmond Garrett Prendiville (11 September 1900 – 28 June 1968)[1] a former Australian metropolitan bishop, was the fifth bishop and second Roman Catholic Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Perth. In 1933, at the time of his consecration, aged 32, Prendiville was reputedly the youngest-ever Catholic archbishop.[2]

  1. ^ a b c "Archbishop Redmond Garrett". The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church. 20 February 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d Massam, Katharine. "Prendiville, Redmond (1900–1968)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 22 December 2011.