Cardinal Norman Gilroy
Title:
Cardinal
First Name:
Norman
Middle Names:
Thomas
Preferred Name:
Surname:
Gilroy
Order:
Date of Birth:
Place of Birth:
Glebe, Sydney NSW
Country of Birth:
Australia
Date of Ordination:
Place of Ordination:
Rome
Country of Ordination:
Italy
Ordination Diocese:
Seminary:
Pontificio Collegio Urbano de Propaganda Fide, Rome, Italy
St Columba's College, Springwood, Australia
Date of Death:
Place of Death:
Lewisham, Sydney NSW
Country of Death:
Australia
Date of Burial:
Place of Burial:
Saint Mary's Cathedral, Sydney 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | Sydney | Staff of the Apostolic Delegation | 1924 | 1930 | ADB | ||||
| Lismore | Lismore | Secretary to Bishop | 1930 | Dec | 1934 | ADB | |||
| Port Pirie | Port Augusta | Bishop of Port Augusta | 10 | Dec | 1934 | 1937 | ADB | ||
| Sydney | Sydney | Coadjutor Bishop | 1 | Jul | 1937 | 18 | Mar | 1940 | ADB |
| Sydney | Sydney | Archbishop | 18 | Mar | 1940 | 1971 | ADB |
Episcopal Ordinations Table
Diocese | Day | Month | Year | Place | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Pirie | 17 | Mar | 1935 | Sydney NSW | Australia |
Biographical Notes
Fifth Archbishop of Sydney. First Australian-born Cardinal.
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Australian Dictionary of Biography entry: https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/gilroy-sir-norman-thomas-10308
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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:
Gilroy, Norman Thomas
Born: 1906 in Sydney, NSW.
Ordained Bishop: 17/3/1935 in Sydney.
Enthroned in Peterborough, SA, Palm Sunday, 1935.
Appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Sydney 1937. Later Archbishop and Cardinal.
Died: 21/10/1977.
(Reproduced with the approval of Sister Mary Cresp RSM)