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== Later life ==
== Later life ==
Still serving as archbishop, Cahill died of a heart attack in [[St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney|St Vincent's Hospital]] in [[Darlinghurst, New South Wales|Darlinghurst]], [[Sydney]], at the age of 65 on 16 April 1978. He had been admitted to hospital when his health deteriorated during the previous week, having been working hard at his desk until he was taken to hospital.<ref name="auto" /><ref name=":0">{{cite news|date=17 April 1978|title=Archbishop Cahill dies after heart attack|volume=52,|page=1|newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]]|issue=15,562|location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110892652|via=National Library of Australia|accessdate=1 August 2021}}</ref>
Still serving as archbishop, Cahill died of a heart attack in [[St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney|St Vincent's Hospital]] in [[Darlinghurst, New South Wales|Darlinghurst]], [[Sydney]], at the age of 65 on 16 April 1978. He had been admitted to hospital when his health deteriorated during the previous week, having been working hard at his desk until he was taken to hospital.<ref name="auto" /><ref name=":0">{{cite news|date=17 April 1978|title=Archbishop Cahill dies after heart attack|volume=52|page=1|newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]]|issue=15,562|location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110892652|via=National Library of Australia|accessdate=1 August 2021}}</ref>


His funeral was held at St Christopher's Chapel at [[Manuka, Australian Capital Territory|Manuka]] in Canberra on 19 April 1978, conducted by the [[List of Roman Catholic archbishops of Sydney|Archbishop of Sydney]], [[James Darcy Freeman|James Freeman]]. After the funeral, Cahill was privately buried in the crypt of St Christopher's Chapel.<ref name=":0" />
His funeral was held at St Christopher's Chapel at [[Manuka, Australian Capital Territory|Manuka]] in Canberra on 19 April 1978, conducted by the [[List of Roman Catholic archbishops of Sydney|Archbishop of Sydney]], [[James Darcy Freeman|James Freeman]]. After the funeral, Cahill was privately buried in the crypt of St Christopher's Chapel.<ref name=":0" />
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== Further reading ==
== Further reading ==


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Thomas Cahill
Cahill in 1953
Cahill in 1953
BornThomas Vincent Cahill
(1913-02-22)22 February 1913
Bendigo, Victoria
Died16 April 1978(1978-04-16) (aged 65)
OccupationBishop

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]

Ordained ministry

Cahill was ordained a priest on 21 September 1935 at the age of 22 and appointed a priest of the Diocese of Sandhurst in Bendigo.[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

Still serving as archbishop, Cahill died of a heart attack in St Vincent's Hospital in Darlinghurst, Sydney, at the age of 65 on 16 April 1978. He had been admitted to hospital when his health deteriorated during the previous week, having been working hard at his desk until he was taken to hospital.[1][2]

His funeral was held at St Christopher's Chapel at Manuka in Canberra on 19 April 1978, conducted by the Archbishop of Sydney, James Freeman. After the funeral, Cahill was privately buried in the crypt of St Christopher's Chapel.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Thomas Vincent Cahill [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org.
  2. ^ a b "Archbishop Cahill dies after heart attack". The Canberra Times. Vol. 52, no. 15, 562. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 17 April 1978. p. 1. Retrieved 1 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.

Further reading