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'''Most Reverend Thomas Vincent Cahill''' (22 February 1913 — 16 April 1978)<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bcahill.html|title=Archbishop Thomas Vincent Cahill [Catholic-Hierarchy]|first=David M.|last=Cheney|website=www.catholic-hierarchy.org}}</ref> was an Australian [[Roman Catholic]] bishop.
'''Most Reverend Thomas Vincent Cahill''' (22 February 1913 — 16 April 1978)<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bcahill.html|title=Archbishop Thomas Vincent Cahill [Catholic-Hierarchy]|first=David M.|last=Cheney|website=www.catholic-hierarchy.org}}</ref> was an Australian [[Roman Catholic]] bishop.


== Early life ==
Thomas Vincent Cahill was born on 22 February 1913 in [[Bendigo, Victoria]].<ref name="auto"/> He was ordained a priest on 21 September 1935 at the age of 22 and appointed a priest of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Sandhurst|diocese of Sandhurst]] in suburban [[Melbourne]].<ref name="auto"/> He was consecrated a bishop shortly before his 36th birthday on 9 February 1949 and appointed [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Cairns|Bishop of Cairns]] in [[Queensland]] At the age of 54, he was appointed [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Canberra-Goulburn|Archbishop of Goulburn]] in [[New South Wales]] on 13 April 1967.<ref name="auto"/> He died in office at the age of 65 on 16 April 1978.<ref name="auto"/>
Thomas Vincent Cahill was born on 22 February 1913 in [[Bendigo, Victoria]].<ref name="auto" />

== Religious life ==
Cahill was ordained a priest on 21 September 1935 at the age of 22 and appointed a priest of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Sandhurst|diocese of Sandhurst]] in suburban [[Melbourne]].<ref name="auto" /> He was consecrated a bishop shortly before his 36th birthday on 9 February 1949 and appointed [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Cairns|Bishop of Cairns]] in [[Queensland]] At the age of 54, he was appointed [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Canberra-Goulburn|Archbishop of Goulburn]] in [[New South Wales]] on 13 April 1967.<ref name="auto" />

== Later life ==
Cahill died in office at the age of 65 on 16 April 1978.<ref name="auto" />


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== Further reading ==

* {{cite news|date=17 April 1978|title=OBITUARY|volume=52,|page=2|newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]]|issue=15,562|location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110892669}}
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Thomas Cahill
Thomas Cahill, 1953
Thomas Cahill, 1953
BornThomas Vincent Cahill
(1913-02-22)22 February 1913
Bendigo, Victoria
Died16 April 1978(1978-04-16) (aged 65)
OccupationBishop

Most Reverend Thomas Vincent Cahill (22 February 1913 — 16 April 1978)[1] was an Australian Roman Catholic bishop.

Early life

Thomas Vincent Cahill was born on 22 February 1913 in Bendigo, Victoria.[1]

Religious life

Cahill was ordained a priest on 21 September 1935 at the age of 22 and appointed a priest of the diocese of Sandhurst in suburban Melbourne.[1] He was consecrated a bishop shortly before his 36th birthday on 9 February 1949 and appointed Bishop of Cairns in Queensland At the age of 54, he was appointed Archbishop of Goulburn in New South Wales on 13 April 1967.[1]

Later life

Cahill died in office at the age of 65 on 16 April 1978.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Thomas Vincent Cahill [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org.

Further reading