Patrick Mary O'Donnell (1897–1980) was an Irish-born Roman Catholic priest in Australia. He was

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Early life

Patrick O'Donnell was born on 2 February 1897 at Main Street, Fethard, Ireland, the son of Thomas and Johanna O'Donnell, who had a drapery business.

Religious service

Patrick O'Donnell was ordained as the priest of Sale in

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, Australia, on 15 April 1922. On 8 November 1948 O'Donnell was appointed the

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of the

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with the right of succession. He served as coadjutor to Archbishop

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for 16 years until Duhig's death on 10 April 1965, whereupon he succeeded him as Archbishop of Brisbane.

Later life

Patrick O'Donnell retired on 5 March 1973, as the

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had decided that bishops and archbishops should retire at 75 years of age. He installed his successor Francis Roberts Rush in a ceremony on 30 May 1973. He lived quietly at his home Glengariff in Hendra in Brisbane until his death on 2 November 1980. He was buried in

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beside Archbishop Duhig.

References

{{Authority control Roman Catholic archbishops of Brisbane 1897 births 1980 deaths 20th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Australia Irish expatriate archbishops