Bishop Thomas McCabe
Title:
Bishop
First Name:
Thomas
Middle Names:
Absolem
Preferred Name:
Surname:
McCabe
Order:
Date of Birth:
Place of Birth:
South West Rocks NSW
Country of Birth:
Australia
Date of Ordination:
Place of Ordination:
Rome
Country of Ordination:
Italy
Ordination Diocese:
Seminary:
Date of Death:
Place of Death:
Sydney NSW
Country of Death:
Australia
Date of Burial:
Place of Burial:
St Francis Xavier's Cathedral, Wollongong NSW
Country of Burial:
Australia
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Appointments Table
Diocese | Place | Role | Start Day | Start Month | Start Year | End Day | End Month | End Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Pirie | Port Pirie | Bishop | 1939 | 1951 | Cresp, Good and Faithful Servants | ||||
| Wollongong | Wollongong | Bishop | 1951 | 1974 | Cresp, Good and Faithful Servants; Gravestone |
Episcopal Ordinations Table
Diocese | Day | Month | Year | Place | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Pirie | 12 | Mar | 1939 | Lismore NSW | Australia |
Biographical Notes
Coraki, Port Macquarie, Lismore, Wollongong, NSW; Port Pirie, SA
First Bishop of Wollongong.
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Fr Frank Cresp, Good and Faithful Servants: Recalling the Spirit of the Deceased Priests of the Diocese of Port Augusta and Port Pirie 1888-2008, 2008:
McCabe, Thomas
Born: 30/6/1902 in South West Rocks, NSW.
Ordained: 20/12/1925 in Rome.
Ordained Bishop of Port Pirie: 12/3/1939 in Lismore, NSW. Enthroned at Peterborough 26/3/1939.
Appointed first Bishop of Wollongong in 1951.
Died: 14/9/1983.
Letter: Bishop's House, Peterborough, 23/7/1946
Dear Father Kineavy,
Before leaving Port Lincoln I forgot to obtain from you the amount of expenses for our trips to the various parts of the parish. Please let me know the amount and I will forward you cheque for the same.
For your guidance in future I would like to mention that those training the debutantes at Cummins should have been informed that in being presented to the Bishop, the debutantes do not courtesy but genuflect and kiss the Episcopal ring. I know the matter was an oversight but I mention it for the future help.
I hope that you were able to recover the car safely from the bog. With all good wishes,
Your devoted servant in Christ.
T. McCabe, Bishop of Port Augusta.
(Reproduced with the approval of Sister Mary Cresp RSM)