Myles McKeon
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Bishop
Myles McKeon (born 3 April 1919) is Roman Catholic Bishop Emeritus of Bunbury, Australia
Born in Drummin, Ireland
, he was ordained a parish priest of Perth, Western Australia
on 22 June 1947 by Bishop Henry Vincent Marshall
and Archbishop Lancelot John Goody
.
On 23 May 1962 he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Perth as well as Titular Bishop of Antipyrgos. In March 1969 he was appointed Bishop of Bunbury
. On 18 February 1982, aged 62, he resigned as Bishop of Bunbury.
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
Myles McKeon (born 3 April 1919) is Roman Catholic Bishop Emeritus of Bunbury, Australia
Born in Drummin, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, he was ordained a parish priest of Perth, Western Australia
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
on 22 June 1947 by Bishop Henry Vincent Marshall
Henry Vincent Marshall
Henry Vincent Marshall was the sixth Bishop of Salford, a Roman Catholic diocese in the north-west of England.He was born on 19 July 1884, and ordained priest on 24 June 1908....
and Archbishop Lancelot John Goody
Lancelot John Goody
Archbishop Lancelot John Goody was the sixth Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Perth.Born on 5 June 1908 in London, he was ordained a priest by Archbishop Giuseppe Palica on 20 December 1930 in Perth, aged 22....
.
On 23 May 1962 he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Perth as well as Titular Bishop of Antipyrgos. In March 1969 he was appointed Bishop of Bunbury
Bishop of Bunbury (Roman Catholic)
The Roman Catholic Bishop of Bunbury is the head of the suffragan Roman Catholic Diocese of Bunbury.-Bishops of Bunbury:*Lancelot John Goody *Myles McKeon - resigned, presently Bishop Emeritus*Peter Quinn - resigned...
. On 18 February 1982, aged 62, he resigned as Bishop of Bunbury.