Timothy James Harris (born 29 October 1962) is an Australian
Catholic
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bishop. He is the
Bishop of Townsville in
Queensland
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.
Early life
Harris was born in
Brisbane
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on 29 October 1962 to Shirley and Jim Harris. He has a sister named Jennifer. He was educated at Nundah Convent,
Virginia State School
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and
St Joseph's Nudgee College
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before working for five years as a public relations agent for the
Bank of New South Wales
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.
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Religious life
He attained a Bachelor of Theology in 1991; and was subsequently ordained a deacon of the Archdiocese of Brisbane on 5 June 1992, receiving priestly ordination at the age of thirty on 18 November 1992.Caboolture
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Geography
Caboolture is ...
parish; before being appointed parish priest of Corinda
Corinda is a suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Corinda had a population of 5,555 people.
History
The suburb takes its name from the Corinda railway station, which in turn was likely named after a local cattle sta ...
- Graceville in 1996, a position in which he served until he was transferred to Surfers Paradise
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in 2010.Pope Francis
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on 8 February 2017, following the vacancy since 28 March 2014 when Bishop Michael Putney died in office.
. Mediablog.catholic.org.au (8 February 2017). Retrieved on 2017-04-17. His episcopal consecration took place on 3 May 2017.
Personal life
His hobbies include Irish music (especially ballads), the beach (having lived at Surfers Paradise for seven years), and sports of all kinds.
[Pope Francis appoints Fr Timothy Harris, sixth Bishop of Townsville – Archdiocese of Brisbane]
. Brisbanecatholic.org.au. Retrieved on 17 April 2017.
References
Living people
Roman Catholic bishops of Townsville
21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Australia
1962 births
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