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Bernard Denis Stewart D.D., B.A., LL.B. (2 August 1900 – 15 October 1988) was the Bishop of Sandhurst, 
Stewart was born at Essendon, Victoria to Ronald and Rose Stewart. He had six brothers, who were enrolled at the same school, and one sister. He attended St. Columba's Primary school, Essendon before moving to St. Joseph's Christian Brothers' College North Melbourne where he was a pupil between 1909 and 1916. Stewart was a very talented student, fair sportsman and football player. While at school he achieved Dux of College in both 1915 and 1916. He sat for and passed the Senior Public Service Exam in 1916 and entered the Federal Public Service the following year.
Studying part-time, under a Newman Scholarship, Stewart was awarded the Bachelor of Arts in 1920 and the Bachelor of Laws in 1922. Under the sponsorship of Archbishop Daniel Mannix, Stewart travelled to Rome where he began his studies for the priesthood. He was ordained in 1929 and in 1930 returned to Australia where he worked in a variety of Parishes prior to the Second World War.
Between 1939 and 1944 Stewart served as chaplain to the Citizen Military Forces (CMF) at home, predominantly in Melbourne.
Stewart was made coadjutor bishop on 11 February 1947 and Bishop of Sandhurst on 18 August 1950, a post he retained until 1979. As bishop he pursued conservative policies and there was a notable altercation with Prime Minister,
'Stewart, Bernard Denis (1900–1988)'
''Australian Dictionary of Biography'', National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, published first in hardcopy 2012
(issued for the Diocese of Sandhurst, Australia, by the Most Reverend Bishop Bernard D. Stewart, on the Feast of Corpus Christi, 1976)
Bishop Stewart Celebrates Sacerdotal Jubilee. (1954)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stewart, Bernard Denis 1900 births 1988 deaths Augustinians 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Australia Roman Catholic bishops of Sandhurst People from Essendon, Victoria People educated at St Joseph's College, Melbourne
Victoria (Australia)
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Stewart was born at Essendon, Victoria to Ronald and Rose Stewart. He had six brothers, who were enrolled at the same school, and one sister. He attended St. Columba's Primary school, Essendon before moving to St. Joseph's Christian Brothers' College North Melbourne where he was a pupil between 1909 and 1916. Stewart was a very talented student, fair sportsman and football player. While at school he achieved Dux of College in both 1915 and 1916. He sat for and passed the Senior Public Service Exam in 1916 and entered the Federal Public Service the following year.
Studying part-time, under a Newman Scholarship, Stewart was awarded the Bachelor of Arts in 1920 and the Bachelor of Laws in 1922. Under the sponsorship of Archbishop Daniel Mannix, Stewart travelled to Rome where he began his studies for the priesthood. He was ordained in 1929 and in 1930 returned to Australia where he worked in a variety of Parishes prior to the Second World War.
Between 1939 and 1944 Stewart served as chaplain to the Citizen Military Forces (CMF) at home, predominantly in Melbourne.
Stewart was made coadjutor bishop on 11 February 1947 and Bishop of Sandhurst on 18 August 1950, a post he retained until 1979. As bishop he pursued conservative policies and there was a notable altercation with Prime Minister, Gough Whitlam
Edward Gough Whitlam (11 July 191621 October 2014) was the 21st prime minister of Australia, serving from 1972 to 1975. The longest-serving federal leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) from 1967 to 1977, he was notable for being the he ...
.K. Lawlor, Bishop Bernard Stewart and the 'Tiger Pits': opposition to Catholic school bureaucracy, ''Journal of the Australian Catholic Historical Society'' 23 (2002), 44-57. Stewart died at Bendigo in 1988.
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* Val Noone'Stewart, Bernard Denis (1900–1988)'
''Australian Dictionary of Biography'', National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, published first in hardcopy 2012
(issued for the Diocese of Sandhurst, Australia, by the Most Reverend Bishop Bernard D. Stewart, on the Feast of Corpus Christi, 1976)
Bishop Stewart Celebrates Sacerdotal Jubilee. (1954)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stewart, Bernard Denis 1900 births 1988 deaths Augustinians 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Australia Roman Catholic bishops of Sandhurst People from Essendon, Victoria People educated at St Joseph's College, Melbourne