James Quinn (bishop)
James Quinn, also known as James O'Quinn[1] (17 March 1819 – 18 August 1881[2]), was the first Roman Catholic Bishop of Brisbane.[3][4]
Early life
Quinn was born at Rathbane, County Kildare, Ireland, son of Matthew Quinn, a farmer, and his wife Mary née Doyle.[2] James was educated in Ireland and at the Jesuits' College at Rome.
Religious life
Quinn was ordained priest in 1843, and was engaged in educational work in Dublin.[3] In June 1859, when the Diocese of Brisbane was created, he was appointed the first bishop, but did not arrive in Queensland until 1861.[3] In 1875 he added an "O" to his surname. He tried to obtain government support for Catholic schools and clashed with Mother Mary MacKillop.[1]
His brother, Matthew Quinn, became the Roman Catholic Bishop of Bathurst in New South Wales.
Later life
He died on 30 August 1881 aged sixty-two, having done a good deal to moderate the acerbity of Irish factions feeling during his episcopate.[3]
References
- ^ a b Boland, T.P. "Aquinas Memorial Lecture 1979" (PDF). Australian Catholic University.
- ^ a b Gibbney, H. J. "Quinn, James (1819–1881)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
- ^ a b c d Mennell, Philip (1892). . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
- ^ "Bishop James Quinn". Your Brisbane: Past and Present. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
