James Francis Corbett

Australian bishop
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IntroAustralian bishop
PlacesAustralia
wasBishop
Work fieldReligion
Gender
Male
Birth1 January 1834
Death29 May 1912 (aged 78 years)
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Biography

James Francis Corbett (1834 – 29 May 1912) was the Roman Catholic Bishop of Sale, Victoria (Australia). Corbett was formerly stationed at St Kilda, Victoria, and was appointed first bishop of Sale in May 1887. He was consecrated at St. Mary's, St. Kilda, on 25 August. He held for a considerable period the post of Private Secretary to the late Archbishop Goold. He is a native of Limerick, and the freedom of that city was conferred upon him during a visit to Ireland in 1890.

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