Heroes and Leaders in the Church of Brisbane

Archbishop John Bede Polding 1834 - 1877

The great pastoralist

Archbishop James Quinn 1859-1881

First Bishop of Brisbane

Mother Vincent Whitty b. 1819 - d. 1892

The hardworking and resilient Sisters of Mercy and the City of Brisbane

Saint Mary of the Cross MacKillop b. 1842 - d.1909

The Sisters of St Joseph and the City of Brisbane

Archbishop Robert Dunne Bishop of Brisbane 1882, Archbishop of Brisbane 1887-1917

An Irish successor

Archbishop James Duhig 1917 – 1965

The builder of Brisbane

Archbishop Patrick Mary O'Donnell Coadjutor Archbishop of Brisbane 1949 – 1965, Archbishop of Brisbane; Archbishop of Brisbane 1965 – 1973, d. 1980

Archbishop Francis Rush 1973 – 1991, d. 2001

A father of Vatican II

Archbishop John Alexius Bathersby 1991 – 2011, d 2020

World traveller

Archbishop Mark Benedict Coleridge 2012 – present