Tim Harris (Catholic bishop)

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Tim Harris
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Timothy James Harris [1]

(1962-10-29) 29 October 1962 (age 59)
Denomination Catholic Church
OccupationBishop

Timothy James Harris (born 29 October 1962) is an Australian Catholic bishop. He is the Bishop of Townsville in Queensland.

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Early life

Harris was born in Brisbane on 29 October 1962 to Shirley and Jim Harris. He has a sister named Jennifer. He was educated at Nundah Convent, Virginia State School and St Joseph's Nudgee College before working for five years as a public relations agent for the Bank of New South Wales. [2]

Religious life

He attained a Bachelor of Theology in 1991; and was subsequently ordained a deacon of the Archdiocese of Brisbane on 5 June 1992, receiving priestly ordination at the age of thirty on 18 November 1992. [1] [2]

Over the almost twenty-five years of his priesthood, he was first an Assistant Pastor in Grovely parish, and then in Caboolture parish; before being appointed parish priest of Corinda-Graceville in 1996, a position in which he served until he was transferred to Surfers Paradise in 2010. [2]

He was appointed as the sixth Bishop of Townsville by Pope Francis on 8 February 2017, following the vacancy since 28 March 2014 when Bishop Michael Putney died in office. [3] [4] [1] [5] His episcopal consecration took place on 3 May 2017. [3]

Personal life

His hobbies include Irish music (especially ballads), the beach (having lived at Surfers Paradise for seven years), and sports of all kinds. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Father Timothy James Harris [Catholic-Hierarchy]". Catholic-hierarchy.org. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Pope Francis appoints Fr Timothy Harris, sixth Bishop of Townsville – Archdiocese of Brisbane Archived 1 March 2017 at the Wayback Machine . Brisbanecatholic.org.au. Retrieved on 17 April 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Bishop Timothy Harris Ordained Sixth Bishop of Townsville". CathNews. Australian Catholics Bishops Conference. 3 May 2017. Archived from the original on 7 May 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  4. 'We need to invest in humanity more' – My BT Gold Coast Archived 11 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine . Goldcoast.brisbanetimes.com.au (3 February 2017). Retrieved on 2017-04-17.
  5. New Bishop Archives – ACBC Media Blog Archived 11 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine . Mediablog.catholic.org.au (8 February 2017). Retrieved on 2017-04-17.