Thomas William MULDOON

Auxiliary Bishop 1960-1986

Born on 27 Sep 1917, Lismore in New South Wales in the parish of Cathedral Lismore. (Lismore Diocese)
His father was Bernard Muldoon and his mother was Jane Bollard. He was educated at St Carthage's Primary Lismore; Marist Brothers School Lismore; St John's College Woodlawn, and attended Seminary at St Columba’s, Springwood; Propaganda Fide, Rome.

He was ordained on 22 Dec 1941, Rome by Cardinal Fumasoni-Biondi and incardinated in the Lismore.
He was elected as Bishop on 01 Mar 1960 as Titular Bishop of Fessei; Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney. He was consecrated (ordained as Bishop) on 08 May 1960, in St Peter's Basilica Rome by Pope John XXIII (Consecrating Bishop) of the Diocese of Bishop of Rome. He was assisted by Bishop Napoleon La Brie, the Titular Bishop of Hilta, and Bishop Fulton Sheen, the Titular Bishop of Caesarian.
He retired on 06 Sep 1982, to Mosman, The Entrance NSW.
He died on 13 Jan 1986, North Sydney, and is buried in General Cemetery Lismore.
During his lifetime, he was Assistant Priest of Grafton, Lismore; Staff St Patrick's College Manly (March 1945); Incardinated in Archdiocese of Sydney January 1951.

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