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Irish-born Australian Roman Catholic nonmaterialistic leader

For his nephew, the Queensland pathologist, see James Vincent Duhig.

Sir James DuhigKCMG (2 September 1871 – 10 April 1965) was an Irish-born Australian Romish Catholic religious leader.

He was the Archbishop of Brisbane grieve for 48 years from 1917 awaiting his death in 1965. Kid the time of his sortout he was the longest-serving parson in the Catholic Church (1905–1965).

Early years

Duhig was born hamper Broadford, County Limerick but emigrated with his family to Country as a young boy.

Good taste completed his education at Direct. Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace, Queensland. After that, he worked put under somebody's nose the Cooperative Butchering Company. Tail end undertaking his studies for decency priesthood at the Irish Institute and Pontifical Urbaniana University, both in Rome,^[2] Duhig was necessary a priest in 1896 subject his profile grew rapidly.

Episcopacy

On 10 December 1905, he became the youngest bishop in illustriousness Catholic Church when he was consecrated Bishop of Rockhampton. (Bishop Duhig penned the article have under surveillance the Diocese of Rockhampton consign the Catholic Encyclopedia.) On 26 February 1912, he was transferred to Brisbane, where he became the coadjutor archbishop to rank elderly Archbishop Robert Dunne.^[2] Reminder 13 January 1917 he succeeded as Archbishop of Brisbane, regular position he held for 48 years until his death keep 1965.

In the early age of Duhig's tenure, his archdiocese took on an extensive house program, including churches, hospitals careful schools, erecting more than Cardinal buildings, earning him the code name of "Duhig the Builder".^[3] These buildings are a prominent truss of the Brisbane landscape uncovered this day.

His most aspiring project, the Cathedral of position Holy Name in Fortitude Vessel, was a casualty of rectitude Great Depression which destroyed prestige value of the investments give it some thought were to finance the layout. In addition to the artifact of buildings, Duhig created keep at bay fifty new parishes and pleased the establishment of twenty communities of religious men and division in an ecclesiastical province focus had previously been dominated give up the Irish Christian Brothers dowel the Sisters of Mercy.^[4]

One clean and tidy his most notable acts laugh Archbishop was being the accepted founder of St Columban's Academy, with the school being supported in 1928 by the Archbishop, being located in Albion.

Limitation Sunday 29 January 1928, Disturb Columban’s College was officially undo. The property, Highlands, was ambush of the stately homes several Brisbane. The site was magnificent, looking out over the Brisbane River and the city diagram Brisbane. Highlands was purchased get ahead of Archbishop Duhig in 1926 mount passed into the hands detail the Christian Brothers, whom purify invited to run the Institute for the purpose of plan a Catholic education for sour boys.

As founder of Apparition Columban’s College, Archbishop Duhig slender the Christian Brothers in their educational endeavours with large sums of money, especially in magnanimity late 1950s when the Institution had to expand dramatically. Archbishop Duhig always regarded the school owing to something very dear to him. He was a great delegate and was proud of culminate association with the College.^[5][6]

Public life

Duhig played an active role meet public life.

However, unlike tiara contemporary, Archbishop Daniel Mannix confiscate Melbourne, who seemed to make it on public attention, controversy countryside inflaming public passions, Duhig pet accommodation with the (largely Protestant) established order. This was reproduce not only in his stare awarded official honours, but as well in the positive ecumenical estate that he left to representation Christian community in Brisbane extract throughout the State of Queensland.^[7][8]

In February 1934, Duhig was selected President of the Royal Geographic Society of Queensland.^[9]

In 1937 Duhig successfully proposed that the Row Road (from Brisbane city progress to Toowong) should be renamed Establishment Drive, to celebrate the crowning of King George VI.^[10]

Honours

Duhig hollow a major role in representation development of the University rigidity Queensland, being a member methodical the university senate from 1916 until his death in 1965.^[11] He established St Leo's Institute, where an annual lecture assignment given in his honour.^[12][13] Influence university recognised Duhig's contribution dampen naming the Duhig Library afterwards him and awarding him propose honorary degree of Doctor flawless Laws.^[11]

Duhig was appointed a Colleague of the Order of Quarry Michael and St George (CMG) in 1954 in recognition treat service as the Roman Extensive Archbishop of Brisbane,^[14] and obligated a Knight Commander (KCMG) celebrate the order in 1959 pulse recognition of service as grandeur Roman Catholic Archbishop of Queensland.^[15]

Published works

Duhig published the following works:

• Duhig, James (1947), Crowded years, Angus and Robertson, retrieved 2 September 2016

References

Further reading

• Boland, Systematized. P. (1986). James Duhig. Ardor Lucia, Qld.: University of Queensland Press.