Thomas Vincent Cahill (22 February 1913 – 16 April 1978)
was an Australian
Roman Catholic
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bishop.
Early life
Thomas Vincent Cahill was born on 22 February 1913 in
Bendigo, Victoria
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.
Ordained ministry
Cahill was ordained a priest on 21 September 1935 at the age of 22 and appointed a priest of the
Diocese of Sandhurst in
Bendigo
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.
He was consecrated a bishop shortly before his 36th birthday on 9 February 1949 and appointed
Bishop of Cairns in
Queensland
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. At the age of 54, he was appointed
Archbishop of Goulburn in
New South Wales
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on 13 April 1967.
Later life
Still serving as archbishop, Cahill died of a heart attack in
St Vincent's Hospital in
Darlinghurst
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,
Sydney
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, at the age of 65 on 16 April 1978. He had been admitted to hospital when his health deteriorated during the previous week, having been working hard at his desk until he was taken to hospital.
His funeral was held at St Christopher's Chapel at
Manuka in Canberra on 19 April 1978, conducted by the
Archbishop of Sydney,
James Freeman. After the funeral, Cahill was privately buried in the crypt of St Christopher's Chapel.
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Roman Catholic archbishops of Canberra and Goulburn
1913 births
1978 deaths
People from Bendigo
Roman Catholic bishops of Cairns