Timothy James Harris (born 29 October 1962) is an Australian
Catholic
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bishop. He is the
Bishop of Townsville in
Queensland
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, nickname = Sunshine State
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.
Early life
Harris was born in
Brisbane
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on 29 October 1962 to Shirley and Jim Harris. He has a sister named Jennifer. He was educated at Nundah Convent,
Virginia State School
Virginia State School is a heritage-listed state school at 1690 Sandgate Road, Virginia, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Queensland Department of Public Works and built from 1920 to 1933. It was added to the Queensl ...
and
St Joseph's Nudgee College
, motto_translation = A Sign of Faith
, location = Boondall, Queensland
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, other_name = St. Joseph's Nudgee College
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before working for five years as a public relations agent for the
Bank of New South Wales
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.
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Religious life
He attained a Bachelor of Theology in 1991; and was subsequently ordained a deacon of the Archdiocese of Brisbane on 5 June 1992, receiving priestly ordination at the age of thirty on 18 November 1992.Caboolture
Caboolture () is a town and suburb in Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the suburb of Caboolture had a population of 26,433 people. It is located on the north side of the Caboolture River, which separates the town from Morayfi ...
parish; before being appointed parish priest of Corinda
Corinda is a suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Corinda had a population of 5,064 people.
History
The suburb takes its name from the Corinda railway station, which in turn was likely named after a local cattle stat ...
- Graceville in 1996, a position in which he served until he was transferred to Surfers Paradise
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in 2010.Pope Francis
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on 8 February 2017, following the vacancy since 28 March 2014 when Bishop Michael Putney died in office.
. Mediablog.catholic.org.au (8 February 2017). Retrieved on 2017-04-17. His episcopal consecration took place on 3 May 2017.
Personal life
His hobbies include Irish music (especially ballads), the beach (having lived at Surfers Paradise for seven years), and sports of all kinds.
[Pope Francis appoints Fr Timothy Harris, sixth Bishop of Townsville – Archdiocese of Brisbane]
. Brisbanecatholic.org.au. Retrieved on 17 April 2017.
References
Living people
Roman Catholic bishops of Townsville
21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Australia
1962 births
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