T.W. Campbell, The Priests of the Diocese of Armidale: A Necrology, Braddon ACT, 2005:
Doody, Edward John

Born 15 December 1903 in Brisbane. Educated by the Sisters of Mercy, Warwick, then at Christian Brothers College Warwick. He studied at St Columba's College, Springwood and St Patrick's College, Manly and, from late 1924 at the Irish College, Rome. He was ordained for the Brisbane Archdiocese in Rome on 12 March 1927. On return to Australia in December 1927 he was appointed assistant priest Ipswich. A year later he was transferred to Brisbane to become the secretary to Archbishop James Duhig for two years, then Diocesan Inspector of Schools for six years. He was then appointed as parish priest Nambour (1936), and was in that position when appointed as the fifth Bishop of Armidale following the death of John Aloysius Coleman. He was consecrated Bishop on 22 April 1948 in St Stephen's Cathedral, Brisbane (the first Australian born bishop of the Armidale diocese) and installed in the diocese on 25 April 1948. A musician and poet he also sat on the Senate of the University of New England. He arranged for the Dominican Fathers to commence St Albert's College at the University of New England. He was a supporter of the New State Movement which sought separation of the northern part of the State from New South Wales. Two sisters and one brother were members of religious communities. He died on 9 April 1968 in Armidale, having endured ill health for some years, including a severe stroke in January 1961. He introduced the Daughters of Charity to the diocese, based at Moree, where they worked at the St Pius X Mission for Aborigines which he established. He was buried within the Armidale cathedral grounds.
(Sources: AE 21 Apr 1948 p 8, 26 Apr 1948 p 3, 10 Apr 1968 pp 1, 2, 17 Apr 1968 pp 1, 2, CW 18 Apr 1968 pp 1, 2, 3, 4, Manly (1968), headstone).

(Reproduced by permission of Tom Campbell.)