Timothy James Harris (born 29 October 1962) is an Australian Catholic bishop. He is the Bishop of Townsville in Queensland.
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| Born | Timothy James Harris[1] 29 October 1962 |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Occupation | Bishop |
Early life
editHarris was born in Brisbane on 29 October 1962 to Shirley and Jim Harris. He has a sister named Jennifer. He was educated at Nundah Convent, Virginia State School and St Joseph's Nudgee College before working for five years as a public relations agent for the Bank of New South Wales.[2]
Religious life
editHe attained a Bachelor of Theology in 1991; and was subsequently ordained a deacon of the Archdiocese of Brisbane on 5 June 1992, receiving priestly ordination at the age of thirty on 18 November 1992.[1][2]
Over the almost twenty-five years of his priesthood, he was first an Assistant Pastor in Grovely parish, and then in Caboolture parish; before being appointed parish priest of Corinda-Graceville in 1996, a position in which he served until he was transferred to Surfers Paradise in 2010.[2]
He was appointed as the sixth Bishop of Townsville by Pope Francis on 8 February 2017, following the vacancy since 28 March 2014 when Bishop Michael Putney died in office.[3][4][1][5] His episcopal consecration took place on 3 May 2017.[3]
Personal life
editHis hobbies include Irish music (especially ballads), the beach (having lived at Surfers Paradise for seven years), and sports of all kinds.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Father Timothy James Harris [Catholic-Hierarchy]". Catholic-hierarchy.org. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ a b c d Pope Francis appoints Fr Timothy Harris, sixth Bishop of Townsville – Archdiocese of Brisbane Archived 1 March 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Brisbanecatholic.org.au. Retrieved on 17 April 2017.
- ^ a b "Bishop Timothy Harris Ordained Sixth Bishop of Townsville". CathNews. Australian Catholics Bishops Conference. 3 May 2017. Archived from the original on 7 May 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- ^ 'We need to invest in humanity more' – My BT Gold Coast Archived 11 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Goldcoast.brisbanetimes.com.au (3 February 2017). Retrieved on 2017-04-17.
- ^ New Bishop Archives – ACBC Media Blog Archived 11 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Mediablog.catholic.org.au (8 February 2017). Retrieved on 2017-04-17.
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