
What is recorded here
James Duhig was born in Broadford, County Limerick, Ireland on 2 September 1871. He emigrated to Australia as a young boy, eventually becoming the longest-serving bishop in the Catholic Church when he died in 1965. His childhood home sits in a small Irish town, but his life stretched across oceans to shape the skyline of Brisbane for nearly half a century.
Why this person is known: Roman Catholic Archbishop of Brisbane (1871–1965)
- Birthplace
- Broadford
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Photo: Item is held by John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland. · Public domain