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Douglas Joseph Warren Bishop of Diocese of Wilcannia-Forbes (Emeritus) Church Roman Catholic Church See Diocese of Wilcannia-Forbes In Office 1967 - 1994 Predecessor Thomas Martin Fox Successor Barry Francis Collins Orders Ordination 20 December 1942 Personal details Born 21 March 1919
Canowindra, New South Wales, AustraliaDouglas Joseph Warren (born 21 March 1919) is an Australian Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the oldest Australian Roman Catholic bishop.
Warren was born in Canowindra, New South Wales, Australia and ordained a priest on 20 December 1942 in the Diocese of Wilcannia-Forbes. He was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Wilcannia-Forbes as well as Titular bishop of Aquae Novae in Numidia on 16 June 1964 and ordained a bishop by Cardinal Sir Norman Thomas Gilroy on 27 July 1964 and co-consecrators Bishop Bryan Gallagher of Port Pirie and Bishop Bernard Stewart of Sandhurst. On 26 September 1967 he was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Wilcannia-Forbes and remained in position until his retirement on 30 March 1994.
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Categories:- 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops
- Roman Catholic bishops in Australia
- Participants in the Second Vatican Council
- Australian Roman Catholic priests
- 1919 births
- Living people
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