Patrick Clune

Patrick Clune

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name = Patrick Clune


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caption = Archbishop Clune at Fremantle wharf. (1927)
birth_date = 6 January 1864
birth_place = Ireland
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Patrick Joseph Clune (6 January 1864 – 24 May 1935) was the first Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church archdiocese of Perth, Western Australia, a position he held from 1913 - 1935. He was also the Bishop of Perth from 1910 to 1913.

Born in Ruan, County Clare, he was educated locally and at St Flannan's College in Ennis. In 1879 he entered the Catholic Missionary College in Dublin to study for the priesthood. He was ordained in 1886, aged 22. His first appointment was the St Patrick's College, Goulburn in New South Wales. [http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A080034b.htm?hilite=clune Australian Dictionary of Biography] ]

He was consecrated by Cardinal Patrick Moran on March 17th 1911. In 1913 he was elevated to the role of Archbiship, the first such position available in Perth.

Prior to December 1920 Clune acted as an intermediary between Lloyd-George and the Irish leaders during the Irish War of Independence.cite book | last = Ainsworth| first = John S.| title =British Security Policy in Ireland, 1920-1921: A Desperate Attempt by the Crown to Maintain Anglo-Irish Unity by Force | publisher = Proceedings 11th Irish-Australian Conference, Murdoch University, Perth| date =2000| page =5 | isbn =]

He played a significant role in the split of Christian Brothers College, Perth to form Aquinas College in the 1930's.

He died on 24 May 1935 and was buried in Karrakatta Cemetery.

References

See also

* Catholic bishops and archbishops of Perth, Western Australia


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