Patrick Vincent Dwyer was born on 21 August 1858 at Albury, New South Wales, to William Dwyer, schoolteacher, and his wife, Anastasia, née Dermody, both his parents being from Kilkenny, Ireland.[2] He was educated at St Stanislaus' College in Bathurst, and on encouragement from Bishop James Murray he went to study for the priesthood in Clonliffe College Dublin in Ireland and the Pontifical Urban University of Propaganda Fide in Rome, being ordained on 4 March 1882 after which he returned to Australia.[3]
Father Dwyer served as secretary to Bishop Murray, Bishop of Maitland; and from 1882 to 1889 as diocesan inspector of schools. In 1897, he was appointed coadjutor to Bishop Murray his mentor (the first Australian-born Catholic bishop) and then Bishop in 1909 of Maitland, New South Wales, upon Murray's death. Bishop Dwyer wrote the "Diocese of Maitland" article for the Catholic Encyclopedia.[3]
His brother Joseph Wilfrid Dwyer DD (1869-1939) also studied in Dublin and Rome[4] and became a priest and served as a Bishop of Wagga.[2]
His nephew Francis Aloysius Dwyer (1902-1953) was a Supreme Court judge of New South Wales.
Bishop Patrick Dwyer died of coronary vascular disease in West Maitland on 28 March 1931 and was buried in the Sacred Heart Church.[5]
Referencesedit
^Patrick Vincent Dwyer 1858-1931, Bishop of Maitland, New South Wales by Paul Gabriel Mulconry, University of New England.
^ abThe Catholic Encyclopedia and its makers. New York: The Encyclopedia Press. 1917. p. 51.
^Dwyer, Joseph Wilfrid (1869 – 1939) Biography Australia.
^"Bishop P. V. Dwyer: Death at Maitland". The Sydney Morning Herald. 30 March 1931. p. 8. Retrieved 27 May 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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patrick, vincent, dwyer, 1858, 1931, first, australian, born, roman, catholic, bishop, bishop, maitland, newcastlein, office, july, 1909, march, 1931personal, detailsborn, 1858, august, 1858albury, south, walesdied28, march, 1931, 1931, aged, west, maitland, s. Patrick Vincent Dwyer 1858 1931 was the first Australian born Roman Catholic Bishop 1 Patrick Vincent DwyerBishop of Maitland NewcastleIn office 9 July 1909 28 March 1931Personal detailsBorn 1858 08 21 21 August 1858Albury New South WalesDied28 March 1931 1931 03 28 aged 72 West Maitland New South WalesEducationSt Stanislaus College Clonliffe CollegeLife editPatrick Vincent Dwyer was born on 21 August 1858 at Albury New South Wales to William Dwyer schoolteacher and his wife Anastasia nee Dermody both his parents being from Kilkenny Ireland 2 He was educated at St Stanislaus College in Bathurst and on encouragement from Bishop James Murray he went to study for the priesthood in Clonliffe College Dublin in Ireland and the Pontifical Urban University of Propaganda Fide in Rome being ordained on 4 March 1882 after which he returned to Australia 3 Father Dwyer served as secretary to Bishop Murray Bishop of Maitland and from 1882 to 1889 as diocesan inspector of schools In 1897 he was appointed coadjutor to Bishop Murray his mentor the first Australian born Catholic bishop and then Bishop in 1909 of Maitland New South Wales upon Murray s death Bishop Dwyer wrote the Diocese of Maitland article for the Catholic Encyclopedia 3 His brother Joseph Wilfrid Dwyer DD 1869 1939 also studied in Dublin and Rome 4 and became a priest and served as a Bishop of Wagga 2 His nephew Francis Aloysius Dwyer 1902 1953 was a Supreme Court judge of New South Wales Bishop Patrick Dwyer died of coronary vascular disease in West Maitland on 28 March 1931 and was buried in the Sacred Heart Church 5 References edit Patrick Vincent Dwyer 1858 1931 Bishop of Maitland New South Wales by Paul Gabriel Mulconry University of New England a b Patrick Vincent Dwyer amp Joseph Wilfrid Dwyer Dictionary of Australian Biography a b The Catholic Encyclopedia and its makers New York The Encyclopedia Press 1917 p 51 Dwyer Joseph Wilfrid 1869 1939 Biography Australia Bishop P V Dwyer Death at Maitland The Sydney Morning Herald 30 March 1931 p 8 Retrieved 27 May 2021 via Newspapers com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Patrick Vincent Dwyer amp oldid 1190878565, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
