Archdiocese of Hobart

ARCHDIOCESE OF HOBART (Archidioecesis Hobartensis)

Country : Australia
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 1842 as Diocese of Hobart
Elevated to Archdiocese 1888

Official blazon

Azure, the initial “M” ensigned with a celestial crown all or.

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Arms of Bishops

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  Robert William Willson (1842-1866)

• Did not use arms

  Daniel Murphy (1866-1888)

Arms of Archbishops

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  Daniel Murphy (1888-1907)

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  Patrick Delany (1907-1926)

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  William Barry (1926-1929)

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  William Hayden (1930-1936)

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  Justin Daniel Simonds (1937-1942)

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  Ernest Victor Tweedy (1942-1955)

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  Guilford Clyde Young (1955-1988)

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  Joseph Eric D’Arcy (1988-1999)

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  Adrian Doyle (1999-2013)

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  Julian Charles Porteous (2013-present)

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