John McCarthy DD (1 November 1858 — 18 August 1950) was an Irish-born Roman Catholic priest who served as
Bishop of Sandhurst in
Victoria
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* Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia
* Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada
* Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory
* Victoria, Seychelle ...
, Australia, from 1917 until his death in 1950.
John McCarthy was born in Fermoyle, Co. Clare, educated at Ballyvaughan and
St Flannan's College, the Killaloe diocesan college, in Ennis before going to the
Irish College in Paris
The Irish College in Paris (french: Collège des Irlandais, links=no, la, Collegium Clericorum Hibernoram) was for three centuries a major Roman Catholic educational establishment for Irish students. It was founded in the late 16th century, and c ...
from 1877 until 1883, studying theology and philosophy, he was ordained a priest in 1883. He served as a priest in Galway, Ireland, before 1890 when he moved to Melbourne, Australia. He served in the Woodend and St Kilda parishes before becoming private secretary to
Archbishop Carr.
In 1917 he was ordained Bishop of Sandhurst, succeeding another Irish-born bishop Dr.
Stephen Reville
Stephen Reville D.D., O.S.A. KGCHS (9 May 1844 – 19 September 1916) was a Bishop of Sandhurst, of Victoria.
Biography
Reville was born in Wexford on 9 May 1844. He entered the Augustinian order at Callan, and studied on the continent, taking ...
. In 1933 he celebrated his golden jubilee as a priest.
['Bishop McCarhtys Golden Jubilee' Southern Cross (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1954) Fri 12 May 1933.]
He died at the Bishop's House, St Kilian's,
Bendigo, in 1950.
References
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1858 births
1950 deaths
Christian clergy from County Clare
People educated at St Flannan's College
19th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Australia
20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Australia
Roman Catholic bishops of Sandhurst
Irish expatriate Roman Catholic bishops