Jeremiah Joseph Doyle (5 December 1849 – 1909), was an Irish born

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, the bishop of Grafton, later re-named the diocese of Lismore in

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. One of his achievements was lobbying for, and acquiring funds for, the building of St Carthage's Cathedral at Lismore, which was constructed over the period 1892–1907, with the bell tower completed a few years later, after his death.

Biography

Doyle was born at Kilmurry,

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, Ireland. He was the son of Daniel Doyle and his wife Ellen (''née'' Murphy). He was educated in classics at

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College,

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, and in 1868 he entered

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, Dublin. Doyle was

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a priest on 24 June 1874 for the

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, New South Wales, Australia. Doyle was consecrated first Bishop of Grafton (now Lismore) by Cardinal

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, on 28 August 1887. He lobbied strongly for the building of a Cathedral at

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, which was eventually named St Carthage's (after a similarly dedicated Church of Ireland cathedral in Lismore, Ireland) and worked tirelessly to acquire the funds necessary for its construction. The design was by Herbert Wardell of the

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firm Wardell and Denning; the foundation stone was laid in 1892 but actual construction did not start until 1905, with the Cathedral dedicated in 1907. The final portion of the building, the bell tower, was not completed until 1911, after Doyle had died. Doyle remained bishop until he died of cerebral haemorrhage in his house at Lismore, New South Wales, on 4 June 1909.Bishop Jeremiah Joseph Doyle
Lismore Diocese Website. The diocese of Grafton was renamed to Lismore, and John Carroll became bishop of Lismore on 2 December 1909.

References

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