Bede Vincent Heather (7 December 1928 – 25 February 2021) was an Australian
Roman Catholic
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bishop.
Heather was born in
Australia
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and was ordained to the priesthood in 1951. He served as
titular bishop
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of
Obbi and as
auxiliary bishop
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...
of the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney
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Erected in 1842, the archdiocese is the metropolis (religious jurisdiction) ...
, Australia, from 1979 to 1986 and as bishop of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Parramatta
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Parramatta is a suffragan Latin Church diocese of the Archdiocese of Sydney, established in 1986.
The diocese has responsibility for the western suburbs of Sydney and the Blue Mountains, in New South Wales.
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from 1986 to 1997.
Bede Vincent Heather
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1928 births
2021 deaths
20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Australia
Roman Catholic bishops of Parramatta
Roman Catholic bishops of Sydney
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