John Gallagher (bishop)
| The Most Reverend John Gallagher | |
|---|---|
| 3rd Bishop of Goulburn | |
| Bishop Gallagher photographed in 1896
Bishop Gallagher photographed in 1896
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| Church | Catholic Church |
| Province | Sydney |
| See | Goulburn |
| Appointed | 25 March 1895 (Coadjutor) |
| Installed | 13 June 1900 |
| Term ended | 26 November 1923 |
| Predecessor | William Lanigan |
| Successor | John Barry |
| Previous post | Coadjutor Bishop of Goulburn (1895-1900) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1 November 1869, Maynooth by William Lanigan |
| Consecration | 7 July 1895, Goulburn by Patrick Francis Moran |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Gallagher July 4, 1846 Castlederg, Ireland |
| Died | November 27, 1923 (aged 77) Goulburn, New South Wales |
| Buried | Cathedral of Sts Peter and Paul, Goulburn |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Bishop John Gallagher (1846–1923) was an Irish born priest who served as the Roman Catholic Bishop of Goulburn, Australia.[1] Born in Castlederg, Ireland, in 1846, he was ordained in 1869 for the diocese of Goulburn by the Archbishop of Sydney Cardinal Moran.[2] He served as a priest in Goulburn, Dr Gallagher a noted classicist,[3] taught at St Patrick's College, Goulburn, where he served as president of the college from 1875 until 1888.[4] Dr Gallagher was appointed Titular Bishop of Adrassus, co-adjutor Bishop of Goulburn and in 1900 Bishop of Goulburn. In 1916 he laid the foundation stone of Sacred Heart Church, Cootamundra.[5]
Depiction in Literature
"John O'Brien"'s 1921 comic poem, 'Tangmalangaloo', in which a bishop visiting a remote bush school asks a boy what Christmas is and receives the reply "It's the day before the races out at Tangmalangaloo" is a true story of a visit by Gallagher to Tangmangaroo.[6]
Death
Bishop Gallagher died in Goulburn on 26 November 1923, after a long illness. A requiem mass was celebrated on 29 November and, similarly to his predecessor Bishop Lanigan, Bishop Gallagher was interred beneath the sanctuary of the Goulburn Cathedral.
References
- Back to citation Former Bishops Diocese Goulburn
- Back to citation Bishop Gallagher Catholic Hierarchy.
- Back to citation Walsh, G. P. (1983). "Patrick Joseph Hartigan (1878–1952)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 9. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
- Back to citation "BISHOP GALLAGHER AT TEMORA". Freeman's Journal. Vol. XLVIII, no. 3059. New South Wales, Australia. 21 August 1897. p. 18. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
- Back to citation They built the Cathedral
- Back to citation Mecham, J.A. (1981). "The biography of 'John O'Brien': Father Patrick Hartigan". Journal of the Australian Catholic Historical Society. 7 (1): 24–27.