The Most Reverend Redmond Prendiville | |
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5th Roman Catholic Archbishop | |
Province | Perth |
Diocese | Archdiocese of Perth |
Installed | 24 May 1935[1] |
Term ended | 28 June 1968 |
Predecessor | Patrick Clune |
Successor | Lancelot Goody |
Orders | |
Ordination | 14 June 1925 (Priest) in St Kieran's College, Kilkenny, Ireland[2] |
Consecration | 22 October 1933 (Bishop)[1] |
Personal details | |
Born | Redmond Garrett Prendiville 11 September 1900 |
Died | 28 June 1968 Perth, Western Australia | (aged 67)
Buried | Karrakatta Cemetery. Exhumed 2009 and re-interred Saturday 5 December 2009, 10am in St Mary's Cathedral, Perth |
Nationality | Irish/Australian |
Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
Occupation | Roman Catholic bishop |
Profession | Cleric |
Alma mater | University College Dublin, National University of Ireland St Peter's College, Wexford |
Motto | Da 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]