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Tenure | Incumbent | Life |
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1887–1915 | John Grimes SM | 1842–1915 |
1915–1943 | Matthew Brodie | 1871–1943 |
1944–1950 | Patrick Lyons | 1903–1967 |
1950–1964 | Edward Joyce | 1904–1964 |
1964–1985 | Brian Ashby | 1923–1988 |
1985–1987 | Denis Hanrahan | 1933–1987 |
1987–1995 | Basil Meeking | 1929–2020 |
1995–2007 | John Cunneen | 1932–2010 |
2007–2016 | Barry Jones | 1941–2016 |
2017–2021 | Paul Martin SM | 1967– |
2022–present | Michael Gielen | 1971– |
Lyons was translated to become Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney, Australia in 1950. Martin was appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Wellington, New Zealand in 2021.
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