Myles McKeon
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Myles McKeon (3 April 1919 – 2 May 2016) was an Irish-born Australian bishop who was the Roman Catholic Bishop of Bunbury.[1]
Career
McKeon was born in Drummin, Ireland and educated at St Jarlath's College, Tuam. He attended University College Dublin and studied for the priesthood All Hallows College Dublin. At All Hallows he was ordained priest for the diocese of Perth, Western Australia, on 22 June 1947 by Bishop Henry Vincent Marshall of Salford. On 23 May 1962 he was appointed an Auxiliary Bishop of Perth as well as Titular Bishop of Antipyrgos. He was consecrated as a bishop by Bishop Lancelot Goody. In March 1969 he was appointed Bishop of Bunbury. On 18 February 1982, aged 62, he resigned as Bishop of Bunbury.
References
- ^ Roman Catholic Diocese of Bunbury Archived 2016-04-12 at the Wayback Machine
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- 1919 births
- 2016 deaths
- Irish emigrants to Australia
- Roman Catholic bishops in Australia
- Religious leaders from County Mayo
- People from Perth, Western Australia
- 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops
- People from Bunbury, Western Australia
- Irish expatriate Catholic bishops
- Alumni of All Hallows College, Dublin
- Alumni of University College Dublin
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Bunbury
- Oceanian Roman Catholic bishop stubs
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