Andrew Gerard Tynan
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Andrew Gerard Tynan (1907–1960) was a Catholic prelate and the Bishop of Rockhampton in Queensland, Australia, from 31 March 1946 until his death on 3 June 1960.[1][2] He was the first Queenslander to be appointed as a bishop.[3][clarification needed]
He was born in Brisbane on 25 November 1907, the son of Andrew Tynan and his wife Angela (nee Walsh).[4] He died suddenly in London on 3 June 1960 while he was travelling to Rome for an ad limina visit.[5] His body was returned to Rockhampton and he was buried on Tuesday 14 June 1960 in the South Rockhampton Cemetery in Allenstown.[6][3]
