Timothy O'Mahony
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Timothy O'Mahony | |
|---|---|
| Bishop Emeritus of Armidale | |
| Diocese | Armidale |
| Installed | 30 November 1869 |
| Term ended | 2 August 1877 |
| Other posts | Titular Bishop of Eudocias (1879–1892), Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto (1879–1892) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 25 March 1849 at Rome |
| Consecration | 30 November 1869 at Cathedral of St Mary and St Anne, Cork, Ireland by William Delany |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Timothy O’Mahony 30 November 1825 |
| Died | 8 September 1892 (aged 66) |
| Buried | St. Paul's Basilica, Ontario, Canada |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Occupation | Catholic bishop |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Irish College |
Thomas Timothy O’Mahony (30 November 1825 – 8 September 1892) was an Irish bishop of the Catholic Church. He was the first Bishop of Armidale, in Australia, and later served as Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto, in Canada.
O'Mahony was born in Cork County, Ireland. He began his clerical studies in Cork and completed them at the Pontifical Irish College in Rome. He was educated alongside his cousins James Quinn and Matthew Quinn, who would also become bishops in Australia.[1][2]
Priesthood
O'Mahony was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Cork on 25 March 1849.[3] He was well travelled as a priest, visiting Austria, the Netherlands, Dresden and Saxony while serving as a priest. In 1869, he was parish priest of St Finbarr's Parish, Cork.[4]
