James Francis Corbett

James Francis Corbett KC*HS (1834 – 29 May 1912) was the Roman Catholic Bishop of Sale, Victoria.

Coat of arms of James Francis Corbett

Corbett was formerly stationed at St Kilda, Victoria, and was appointed first bishop of Sale in May 1887. He was consecrated at St. Mary's, St. Kilda, on 25 August. He held for a considerable period the post of Private Secretary to the late Archbishop Goold. He is a native of Limerick, and the freedom of that city was conferred upon him during a visit to Ireland in 1890.[1]

References

Mennell, Philip (1892). "Corbett, Right Rev. Dr. James Francis" . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[1] Mennell, Philip (1892). "Corbett, Right Rev. Dr. James Francis" . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.