Archbishop James Duhig
Title:
Archbishop
First Name:
James
Middle Names:
Preferred Name:
Surname:
Duhig
Order:
Date of Birth:
Place of Birth:
Killila (Mountplummer), Broadford, Co Limerick
Country of Birth:
Ireland
Date of Ordination:
Place of Ordination:
Basilica of St John Lateran, Rome
Country of Ordination:
Italy
Ordination Diocese:
Brisbane
Seminary:
Pontificio Collegio Urbano de Propaganda Fide, Rome, Italy
Date of Death:
Place of Death:
New Farm, Brisbane QLD
Country of Death:
Australia
Date of Burial:
Place of Burial:
St Stephen's Cathedral, Brisbane QLD
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane | Ipswich | Curate | 1897 | 1904 | ADB; Priests of 1928 | ||||
| Brisbane | St Stephen's Cathedral | Administrator | Mar | 1905 | Dec | 1905 | ADB; Priests of 1928 | ||
| Rockhampton | Rockhampton | Bishop | Dec | 1905 | Feb | 1912 | ADB; Priests of 1928 | ||
| Brisbane | Brisbane | Coadjutor Bishop | Feb | 1912 | Jan | 1917 | ADB; Priests of 1928 | ||
| Brisbane | Brisbane | Archbishop | Jan | 1917 | 10 | Apr | 1965 | ADB; Priests of 1928 |
Episcopal Ordinations Table
Diocese | Day | Month | Year | Place | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockhampton | 1905 | Rockhampton QLD | Australia |
Biographical Notes
Australian Dictionary of Biography entry: https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/duhig-sir-james-6034
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Irish birth record, https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/birth_returns/births_1871/03268/2197765.pdf: "Superintendent Registrar's District Newcastle, Registrar's District Broadford. 1871. Births Registered in the District of Broadford in the Union of Newcastle in the County of Limerick. No. 469. On 30 September 1871 at Mt Plummer, birth of James, male, father John Duhig of Mt Plummer, carpenter, mother Margaret Duhig formerly Barry; informant: Garrett Barry, present at birth, of Mt Plummer; 24 October 1871."
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Fr Denis W. Martin, Priests of 1928, Brisbane, 2003, pp 38-39:
Archbishop James Duhig
With Dr Tom Boland's James Duhig, nothing need to be said here except for a few dates to place him in context —
Born 2.9.1871 at Broadford Co. Limerick, Ireland.
Emigrated to Queensland in 1885.
Ordained 19.9.1896 at St John Lateran Rome.
Ipswich Curate, 1897-1904.
Administrator, St Stephen's Cathedral 1905.
Bishop of Rockhampton, consecrated 10.12.1905.
Coadjutor Archbishop of Brisbane 26.2.1912.
Archbishop of Brisbane 13.1.1917.
Died 10.4.1965; coffin placed in Cathedral vault.
(Reproduced by permission of Fr Denis Martin.)