Andrew Gerard Tynan Explained

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]

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Past bishops. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418045915/http://rok.catholic.net.au/our-diocese/diocesan-history/past-bishops/. 18 April 2020. 4 September 2020. Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockhampton.
  2. News: 2 April 1953. Bishops of Queensland Province. XII. 16. Catholic Weekly. 577. New South Wales, Australia. 4 September 2020. National Library of Australia. 10 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220810005609/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/147087098. live.
  3. Web site: Past Bishops – Catholic Diocese of Rockhampton . 10 August 2022 . rok.catholic.net.au . 18 April 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418045915/http://rok.catholic.net.au/our-diocese/diocesan-history/past-bishops/ . live .
  4. Web site: Birth registration: Andrew Gerard Tynan . 10 August 2022 . Births, deaths, marriages and divorces . . 10 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220810005541/https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/details/6beae186935c6b5609b0945d6730e22a51445acc53f15b44e88c21e9693f6256 . live .
  5. Web site: Andrew Gerard Tynan 1907 - 1960 . 10 August 2022 . BillionGraves . en . 10 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220810005541/https://billiongraves.com/grave/Andrew-Gerard-Tynan/28351594 . live .
  6. Web site: South Rockhampton Cemetery Burial Index . 10 August 2022 . . 15 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220615040905/https://www.rockhamptonregion.qld.gov.au/files/assets/public/communities/cemeteries/indexes/south-rockhampton-burial-index.pdf . live .