Bishop John Coleman
Title:
Bishop
First Name:
John
Middle Names:
Aloysius
Preferred Name:
Surname:
Coleman
Order:
Date of Birth:
Place of Birth:
Mt Melleray, Co Waterford
Country of Birth:
Ireland
Date of Ordination:
Place of Ordination:
Rome
Country of Ordination:
Italy
Ordination Diocese:
Armidale
Seminary:
Date of Death:
Place of Death:
Sydney NSW
Country of Death:
Australia
Date of Burial:
Place of Burial:
Saints Mary and Joseph Cathedral, Armidale NSW
Country of Burial:
Australia
Find A Grave URL:
Appointments Table
Diocese | Place | Role | Start Day | Start Month | Start Year | End Day | End Month | End Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armidale | Armidale | 1916 | Campbell | ||||||
| Armidale | Armidale | 1917 | 1921 | Campbell | |||||
| Armidale | Uralla | 1921 | Campbell | ||||||
| Armidale | Armidale | 1921 | 1925 | Campbell | |||||
| Armidale | Cathedral | Administrator | 1925 | Sep | 1929 | Campbell | |||
| Armidale | Cathedral | Coadjutor Bishop | Sep | 1929 | Jul | 1932 | Campbell | ||
| Armidale | Cathedral | Bishop | Jul | 1932 | Dec | 1947 | Campbell |
Episcopal Ordinations Table
Diocese | Day | Month | Year | Place | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armidale | 8 | Sep | 1929 |
Biographical Notes
T.W. Campbell, The Priests of the Diocese of Armidale: A Necrology, Braddon ACT, 2005:
Coleman, John Aloysius
Born Mount Melleray, Ireland, 8 September 1887, educated at the Cistercian Monastery, Mount Melleray, studied at the Urban College, Rome, where he obtained doctorates in Philosophy and Theology, ordained 1912, exact date unknown. He took up duties in Armidale almost immediately, where he remained for the rest of his life, except for a period (1921) at Uralla providing relief while the parish priest took extended leave, and much of 1916 when he was ill and spent a period of some months in Lewisham Hospital, Sydney. He was appointed as Administrator of the cathedral in 1925 after the departure of David Carroll. He was consecrated Titular Bishop of Verbe in partibus infidelium, and appointed Co-adjutor bishop of Armidale on 8 September 1929 (his 42nd birthday). He succeeded to the See as the fourth bishop on the death of P J O'Connor, 15 July 1932. He built the present Bishop's House, replacing the older building facing Barney Street. He died in St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney on 22 December 1947 after medical treatment in Brisbane and subsequent transfer to Sydney for an operation. He was buried within the Cathedral, Armidale. A brother, Patrick, was a priest in Queensland and a sister was a Dominican nun in South Africa.
(Sources: FJ 12 Sep 1929 pp 20-23, AE 22 Dec 1947 p 6, 24 Dec 1947 p 4, 29 Dec 1947 pp 6, 12, 21
Jan 1948 pp 13, 16, SMH 24 Dec 1947 p 4).
(Reproduced by permission of Tom Campbell.)