Eris Michael O'Brien was born in Condobolin, New South Wales, the eldest of three children of Terence O'Brien, a native-born police constable, and his Irish-born wife Bertha, née Conroy. The family moved to Sydney and Eris studied at St Aloysius' College. After training at St Patrick's Seminary, Manly he was ordained a priest in 1918.[1]
Priesthoodedit
O'Brien served in several Sydney parishes and wrote two books on the history of the Catholic Church in nineteenth-century Australia, The Life and Letters of Archpriest John Joseph Therry (1922, also titled The Foundation of Catholicism in Australia), and The Dawn of Catholicism in Australia, the story of Fr Jeremiah O'Flynn (1928).
O'Brien was consecrated Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney in 1948. The same year he was a member of the Australian delegation to the third session of the United Nations General Assembly in Paris and sat on the committee dealing with human rights. He became Auxiliary Archbishop of Sydney in 1951.
Archbishop of Canberra-Goulburnedit
O'Brien was made Archbishop of Canberra-Goulburn in 1953 and dealt with rapid expansion of church parishes and schools in Canberra. He cautiously supported the Goulburn School Strike in 1962, which protested against lack of subsidies to Church schools and played a role in gaining state aid for Church schools
^E. Johnston, 'O'Brien, Eris Michael (1895–1974)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 15 (2000).
^E. Johnston, Eris O'Brien, historian and scholar, Journal of the Australian Catholic Historical Society, 24 (2003), 17-30; B. Nairn, Eris Michael O'Brien (1895-1974): obituary, Journal of the Australian Catholic Historical Society, 12 (1990), 21-24; E. Campion, A scholar and a gentleman: Eris O'Brien 16 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Madonna Jan/Feb 2004.
^E. O'Brien, Australian Catholic Historical Society inaugural address, 28 Nov 1940, Journal of the Australian Catholic Historical Society, 12 (1990), 6-19.
eris, brien, september, 1895, 1974, australian, prelate, catholic, church, historian, auxiliary, bishop, sydney, south, wales, australia, 1948, 1951, second, archbishop, canberra, goulburn, 1953, 1966, contents, early, life, priesthood, auxiliary, bishop, sydn. Eris O Brien CMG 20 September 1895 28 Feb 1974 was an Australian prelate of the Catholic Church and historian He was Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney New South Wales Australia 1948 1951 and the second archbishop of the Canberra Goulburn 1953 1966 Contents 1 Early life 2 Priesthood 3 Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney 4 Archbishop of Canberra Goulburn 5 Death 6 References 7 External linksEarly life editEris Michael O Brien was born in Condobolin New South Wales the eldest of three children of Terence O Brien a native born police constable and his Irish born wife Bertha nee Conroy The family moved to Sydney and Eris studied at St Aloysius College After training at St Patrick s Seminary Manly he was ordained a priest in 1918 1 Priesthood editO Brien served in several Sydney parishes and wrote two books on the history of the Catholic Church in nineteenth century Australia The Life and Letters of Archpriest John Joseph Therry 1922 also titled The Foundation of Catholicism in Australia and The Dawn of Catholicism in Australia the story of Fr Jeremiah O Flynn 1928 In 1934 he was granted leave to attend the Catholic University of Louvain Belgium where he gained a Ph D 1936 and the National University of Ireland Dublin where he gained an M A His resulting book The Foundation of Australia 1786 1800 London 1937 was well received 2 In 1940 he was instrumental in founding the Australian Catholic Historical Society 3 Back in Sydney he lectured part time at Sydney University and was parish priest of Bankstown and Neutral Bay Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney editO Brien was consecrated Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney in 1948 The same year he was a member of the Australian delegation to the third session of the United Nations General Assembly in Paris and sat on the committee dealing with human rights He became Auxiliary Archbishop of Sydney in 1951 Archbishop of Canberra Goulburn editO Brien was made Archbishop of Canberra Goulburn in 1953 and dealt with rapid expansion of church parishes and schools in Canberra He cautiously supported the Goulburn School Strike in 1962 which protested against lack of subsidies to Church schools and played a role in gaining state aid for Church schoolsDeath editThe Archbishop resigned in 1967 due to failing health and moved back to Sydney He died in Richmond New South Wales in 1974 and was interred in St Christopher s Cathedral Canberra References edit E Johnston O Brien Eris Michael 1895 1974 Australian Dictionary of Biography vol 15 2000 E Johnston Eris O Brien historian and scholar Journal of the Australian Catholic Historical Society 24 2003 17 30 B Nairn Eris Michael O Brien 1895 1974 obituary Journal of the Australian Catholic Historical Society 12 1990 21 24 E Campion A scholar and a gentleman Eris O Brien Archived 16 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine Madonna Jan Feb 2004 E O Brien Australian Catholic Historical Society inaugural address 28 Nov 1940 Journal of the Australian Catholic Historical Society 12 1990 6 19 External links editCatholic Hierarchy Australian Dictionary of Biography Catholic Church titles Preceded byN A Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney1948 1951 Succeeded byN A Preceded byTerence McGuire Archbishop of Canberra Goulburn1953 1967 Succeeded byThomas Cahill Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eris O 27Brien amp oldid 1066862249, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
