Monsignor Maurice Tobin
Title:
Monsignor
First Name:
Maurice
Middle Names:
Preferred Name:
Surname:
Tobin
Order:
Date of Birth:
Place of Birth:
Ballylooby, Co Tipperary
Country of Birth:
Ireland
Date of Ordination:
Place of Ordination:
Country of Ordination:
Ireland
Ordination Diocese:
Armidale
Seminary:
St John's College, Waterford, Ireland
Date of Death:
Place of Death:
Glen Innes NSW
Country of Death:
Australia
Date of Burial:
Place of Burial:
Glen Innes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armidale | Cathedral | Assistant Priest | 1899 | Mar | 1904 | Campbell | |||
| Armidale | Cathedral | Administrator | Mar | 1904 | Mar | 1913 | Campbell | ||
| Armidale | Inverell | Parish Priest | May | 1914 | Dec | 1914 | Campbell | ||
| Armidale | Glen Innes | Dec | 1914 | 1955 | Campbell | ||||
| Armidale | Armidale | Vicar General | Campbell | ||||||
| Armidale | Armidale | Vicar Capitular | Dec | 1947 | Apr | 1948 | Campbell |
Biographical Notes
T.W. Campbell, The Priests of the Diocese of Armidale: A Necrology, Braddon ACT, 2005:
Tobin, Maurice
Born 19 December 1874, Ballylooby, Ireland. He was educated at Burncourt National School, then Mount Melleray seminary. He next attended St John's College, Waterford, ordained on 19 June 1898. On arrival in the diocese he was appointed to the cathedral staff, remaining in Armidale until May 1914, when transferred to Inverell as parish priest. He only remained in Inverell for six months, transferring to Glen Innes on the death of Pierce Corcoran. He then remained at Glen Innes until his death in 1955. In March 1904 he was appointed as administrator of the Cathedral parish by Bishop P J O'Connor, as one of his first appointments after succeeding to the see. In February 1907 he was given the title 'Dean'. From March 1913 he took twelve months of leave and visited Ireland, returning in April 1914. Following his arrival in Glen Innes in December 1914 he was made a Monsignor in January 1915, the rank upgraded in September 1920. He was Vicar General of the diocese for many years, and Vicar Capitular during the period between the death of Bishop J A Coleman and the arrival of Bishop E J Doody. In 1932, when the election was held by priests of the diocese to nominate preferred candidates as co-adjutor bishop he received the second number of votes, with John Aloysius Coleman receiving the most. Coleman ultimately became co-adjutor bishop. When Administrator of the cathedral parish he was opposed to the arrival of the French De La Salle Brothers (1906), preferring the Irish members of the Community, and there are documented instances of his arguments with the Brothers, who at one time threatened to depart the diocese. It took considerable effort by O'Connor, then bishop, to persuade the Brothers to remain. Reputedly a very difficult and almost tyrannical priestly colleague but well regarded by parishioners. A nephew, Maurice Tully was a priest of the diocese. A sister came from Ireland and became a member of the Good Samaritan Order in Sydney. He died on 12 April 1955, and is buried in the Glen Innes church grounds.
(Sources: GIE 13 April 1955 p 1, 15 April 1955 p 1, FJ 17 Jan 1903 p 22, 12 Mar 1904 p 22, 7 Mar 1907 p 30, 13 Feb 1913 p 17, 28 May 1914 p 12, 3 Dec 1914 p 19, 4 Feb 1915 p 21, 23 Sept 1920 p 19, Donovan, headstone, MDHC A-Z T22).
(Reproduced by permission of Tom Campbell.)