Patrick Francis LYONS

Auxiliary Bishop 1950-1956

Born on 06 Jan 1903, North Melbourne in Victoria in the parish of St Mary, Star of the Sea, West Melbourne. (Melbourne Diocese)
His father was Patrick Lyons and his mother was Catherine. He was educated at St Mary's School, West Melbourne, CBC North Melbourne, and attended Seminary at St Columba’s, Springwood; Propaganda Fide, Rome.
He was ordained on 6 Jan 1927, Rome by Cardinal W. van Rossum and incardinated in Melbourne.

He was elected as Bishop on 16 Mar 1944 as Bishop of Christchurch, New Zealand. He was consecrated (ordained as Bishop) on 2 Jul 1944 in St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne by Archbishop Daniel Mannix (Consecrating Bishop) the Archbishop of Melbourne. He was assisted by Bishop Hugh O'Neill, the Titular Bishop of Bareta, Coadjutor Bishop of Dunedin, NZ, and Archbishop Matthew Beovich, the Archbishop of Adelaide.

He was subsequently translated (moved) as Titular Bishop of Casaba and Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney 5 April 1950; Coadjutor Bishop of Sale 11 October 1956; Succeeded as Bishop of Sale 16 June 1957.
He died on 13 Aug 1967, and is buried in St Mary's Cathedral, Sale (Ladye Chapel).
During his lifetime, he was Assistant Priest of Collingwood, Geelong, Brunswick, Cathedral. Administrator of St Patrick's Cathedral, and Vicar-General.

The Previous Archbishops of the Archdiocese of Sydney

• John Polding OSB, Vicar Apostolic of New Holland 1834-1842; Archbishop of Sydney 1842-1877.
• Roger Bede Vaughan OSB, 1877-1883.
• Patrick Francis Cardinal Moran, 1884-1911.
• Michael Kelly, 1911-1940.
• Norman Thomas Cardinal Gilroy, 1940-1971. Co-adjutor Bishop 1937-1940; Archbishop 1940-46; Cardinal 1946-1971.
• James Darcy Cardinal Freeman, 1971-1983. Auxiliary Bishop Sydney 1957-1969. Bishop Armidale 1969-1971.
• Edward Bede Cardinal Clancy AC, 1983-2001.

The Predecessor Auxiliary and Co-adjutor Archbishops
of the Archdiocese of Sydney

1. Charles Henry Davis OSB, 1848-1854. Also Titular Bishop of Maitland-Newcastle.
2. Joseph Higgins, 1889. (Appointed Bishop of Rockhampton 1889).
3. Michael Sheehan, Co-adjutor Archbishop 1922-1937.
4. Eris Norman Michael O'Brien, 1948-1953. (Appointed Bishop of Canberra-Goulburn 1953.)
5. Patrick Francis Lyons, 1950-1956. (Appointed Co-adjutor Bishop Sale 1956. Bishop 1957-1967.)
6. James Patrick Carroll, 1954-1965. Retired 1984. Died 1995.
7. James Darcy Cardinal Freeman, 1957-1969
8. Thomas William Muldoon, 1960-1986.
9. Edward Francis Kelly MSC, 1969-1975. (Appointed Bishop of Toowoomba 1975.)
10. Edward Bede Cardinal Clancy AC, 1973-1978. (Appointed Archbishop of Canberra-Goulburn, 1978-1983.)
11. Patrick Laurence Murphy, 1977-1986. (Appointed Bishop of Broken Bay 1986. Retired)
12. Bede Vincent Heather, 1979-1986. (Appointed Bishop of Parramatta 1986. Retired)
13. John Edward Heaps, 1981-1992. Retired 1992. Died 2004.
14. Peter William Ingham, 1993-2001. (Appointed Bishop of Wollongong 2001.)
15. Geoffrey James Robinson, 1984-2004. Retired.
16. David Cremin, 1974-2005. Retired.

See also:

• Cardinal George Pell, Archbishop of Sydney
• Current Auxiliary Bishops of Sydney
  • Bishop Julian Porteous
  • Bishop Anthony Fisher OP
• Significant Early Pioneers in the Church in Sydney