Patrick Dougherty (bishop)
Patrick Dougherty (21 November 1931 in Kensington, New South Wales – 30 August 2010 in Bathurst, New South Wales), an Australian suffragan bishop, was the seventh bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bathurst, serving for 25 years from 1983 until his retirement in 2008.
The Most Right Reverend Patrick Dougherty | |
|---|---|
| 7th Roman Catholic Bishop | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Bathurst |
| Installed | 1 September 1983 |
| Term ended | 11 November 2008 |
| Predecessor | A. R. E. Thomas |
| Successor | Michael McKenna |
| Other post(s) | President of St Laurence O'Toole's Seminary, Dublin (1859–1865) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 7 December 1954 by Pietro Sigismondi |
| Consecration | 8 December 1976 by Thomas Cahill |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 November 1931 Kensington, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 30 August 2010 (aged 78) Bathurst, New South Wales |
| Buried | Bathurst Cemetery, Bathurst, New South Wales |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
| Parents | William and Madge Dougherty |
| Occupation | Roman Catholic bishop |
| Profession | Cleric |
| Alma mater | Waverley College St Columba's College, Springwood St Patrick's Seminary, Manly Propaganda College and Pontifical Urban University, both in Rome |
| Motto | Iuxta Crucem Discipulus (at the Cross, the disciple) |
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