Patrick Vincent Dwyer, who was the first Australian born Roman Catholic Bishop.
Education
He was educated at Street Stanislaus College (Bathurst), and on encouragement from Bishop James Murray he went to study for the priesthood in Clonliffe College Dublin in Ireland and the Pontifical Urban University of Propaganda Fide in Rome gettin ordained on 4 March 1882 after which he return to Australia.
Career
He was appointed coadjutor to Bishop Murray his mentor, and then Bishop in 1909 of Maitland, New South Wales, Bishop Murrays death. Bishop Patrick Dwyer died of coronary vascular disease on 28 March 1931 and was buried in the Sacred Heart Church.
