Edmund Collins
Edmund John Patrick Collins MSC (born March 22, 1931 in Braidwood , New South Wales , Australia - † August 8, 2014 in Sydney ) was Bishop of Darwin .
Life
Edmund Collins joined the Sacred Heart Missionaries and was ordained a priest on July 20, 1963 by the Archbishop of Sydney , Norman Thomas Cardinal Gilroy .
Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Darwin on April 28, 1986 . The Archbishop of Adelaide , Leonard Faulkner , donated him episcopal ordination on July 3 of the same year; Co-consecrators were Edward Francis Kelly MSC, Bishop of Toowoomba , and Eugene James Cuskelly MSC, Auxiliary Bishop in Brisbane .
On July 3, 2007, Pope Benedict XVI. his resignation request submitted for reasons of age.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Darwin's Bishop Ted Collins dies aged 83 ( Memento from August 12, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| John Patrick O'Loughlin MSC |
Bishop of Darwin 1986-2007 |
Daniel Hurley |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Collins, Edmund |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Collins, Edmund John Patrick (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian clergyman, Bishop of Darwin |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 22, 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Braidwood |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 8, 2014 |
| Place of death | Sydney |