Edward Doody

The Most Reverend

Edward Doody
Bishop of Diocese of Armidale
DioceseArmidale
Installed22 April 1948
Term ended9 April 1968
PredecessorJohn Aloysius Coleman
SuccessorJames Darcy Freeman
Orders
Ordination12 March 1927 at
Rome
by Basilio Pompili
Consecration22 April 1948 at
Cathedral of St Stephen, Brisbane
by Giovanni Panico
Personal details
BornEdward John Doody
(1903-12-15)15 December 1903
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Died9 April 1968(1968-04-09) (aged 64)
Armidale, New South Wales, Australia
BuriedSaints Mary and Joseph Catholic Cathedral, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia
DenominationCatholic Church
OccupationCatholic bishop
Alma materPontifical Irish College
St Patrick's Seminary
MottoPro Christo rege
(For Christ the King)

Edward John Doody (15 December 1903 − 9 April 1968) was an Australian Roman Catholic bishop. He served as Bishop of Armidale for two decades.

Early life

Doody was born in Brisbane, the son of John and Matilda Doody. He was the second-born of five children. He grew up in Warwick, Queensland, received his early education from the Sisters of Mercy and was educated at St Joseph's Christian Brothers College, Warwick, entering on its opening day in 1912.[1] He graduated as dux of the college in 1919. He became the first student of the college to be raised to the priesthood.[2]

He came from a devout family, with two of his sisters joining the Sisters of Mercy and his brother joining the Congregation of Christian Brothers.[3]

In 1920, he went to St Columba's College, Springwood to commence his studies for the priesthood before joining St Patrick's Seminary.[4] He excelled in his studies, winning awards for sacred scripture and moral theology in 1923.[5] In 1924, he was selected by Archbishop James Duhig of Brisbane to go to Rome to pursue priestly studies.[6] He was noted as a poet during his studies.[7]

Priesthood

Doody was ordained a priest on 12 March 1927 in Rome by Cardinal Basilio Pompili.[8] At the conclusion of his studies in Rome, he had obtained a Doctorate of Divinity.[9] He went to Ireland before returning to Australia and arrived back in Warwick in December 1927.[10] His first appointed was to the parish of Ipswich as an assistant priest.[11]

In 1929, he returned to Brisbane as secretary to Archbishop Duhig.[12] From 1930 to 1935, he was the inspector of Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Brisbane. In 1936, he was appointed parish priest of Nambour where he was instrumental in building a new convent at Pomona and building new churches in the parish. He served in the parish for 12 years before being raised to the episcopate.[13]

Episcopate

On 11 March 1948, Doody was appointed Bishop of Armidale, succeeding Bishop John Aloysius Coleman following his death on 22 December 1947.[14] He became Armidale's first Australian-born Bishop.[15] Doody was enthroned and consecrated on 22 April 1968 at Saints Mary and Joseph Catholic Cathedral, Armidale by Cardinal Norman Thomas Gilroy.[16]

His episcopate was later described at the "crest of the wave" for the diocese, marked by great growth, with new parishes, new churches, new schools for the rapidly increasing number of baby-boomers, and missions for the pastoral care of the Aborigines, and a great swell in the number of priests, nuns and brothers. More than 30 men were ordained for the Diocese of Armidale under his episcopate. He implemented the reforms decreed by the Second Vatican Council, whose four sessions in Rome he had attended between 1962 and 1965.[17] During the Council, he contributed to discussions on clerical celibacy and tradition.[18]

He worked to improve conditions for local Aborigines. From 1958, he received debutantes at an annual Aboriginal Ball.[19] He publicly opposed the discrimination precluding Asians migrating to Australia.[20]

In the 1950s, he was a strong supporter of B. A. Santamaria's fight against Communism.[21] He was also a supporter of the New England New State Movement,[20] and a member of its executive council, from 1949.[22]

Death

Doody died suddenly on 9 April 1968 at the age of 64 while still holding office. He is buried in Saints Mary and Joseph Catholic Cathedral, Armidale.[23]

References

  1. ^ "Warwick". The Brisbane Courier. 16 March 1927. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  2. ^ "Rev. Dr. E. J. Doody". The Catholic Press. 22 December 1927. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  3. ^ "Eddie Doody Testimonial". Warwick Daily News. 7 August 1924. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  4. ^ "Two New Bishops Appointed in New South Wales". Advocate. 18 March 1948. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  5. ^ "St. Patrick's College, Manly". Advocate. 27 December 1923. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  6. ^ "Two Brisbane Students for Rome". The Catholic Press. 21 August 1924. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  7. ^ "Priest and Poet". Warwick Daily News. 18 March 1927. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  8. ^ "Bishop Edward John Doody †". catholic-hierachy.org. Catholic Hierachy. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  9. ^ "Rev. Father Edward Doody, D.D." The Brisbane Courier. 29 August 1927. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  10. ^ "Rev. Dr. E. J. Doody". The Catholic Press. 22 December 1927. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  11. ^ "Brisbane Notes". The Catholic Press. 2 February 1928. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  12. ^ "Ipswich Notes". The Catholic Advocate. 17 October 1929. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  13. ^ "Educated in Warwick". Warwick Daily News. 16 March 1948. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  14. ^ "Bishop Edward John Doody †". catholic-hierachy.org. Catholic Hierachy. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  15. ^ The ten Catholic bishops of Armidale Archived 24 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine, Star Community 8 Feb 2012.
  16. ^ "Bishop Doody Enthroned in Armidale Cathedral". Catholic Weekly. 6 May 1948. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  17. ^ The ten Catholic bishops of Armidale Archived 24 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine, Star Community 8 Feb 2012.
  18. ^ J.J. Murphy, The Far Milieu Called Home: Australian Bishops at Vatican ll (The Final Session: 1965), Australasian Catholic Record, 80 (3), (2003), 343-369.
  19. ^ Historic Aboriginal debutante ball Archived 24 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine, Star Community 6 June 2012.
  20. ^ a b ""NEW STATE TO BE A REALITY"". Scone Advocate. 12 February 1954. p. 8. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  21. ^ B. Duncan, Crusade or Conspiracy? Catholics and the Anti-Communist Struggle in Australia, UNSW Press, Sydney, 2001, pp. 292, 330-1, 345, 371.
  22. ^ "NEW STATE MOVEMENT". The Northern Champion. 18 June 1949. p. 3. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  23. ^ The ten Catholic bishops of Armidale Archived 24 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine, Star Community 8 Feb 2012.


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