Chance to get to know Perth’s first bishop better

08 Feb 2013

By The Record

An evening of talks will offer interested parties the opportunity to get to know the life and legacy of Perth’s controversial first Catholic bishop a little better.

An Evening with Bishop John Brady is being organised for Thursday February 28, 7.30pm, in the Cathedral Parish Centre (located below the Cathedral adjacent to the Cathedral Crypt where Bishop Brady is interred).

It will consist of three informal presentations of approximately 20 minutes each outlining the process of the exhumation and reinterment of the remains of Bishop John Brady in 2011 and research into Bishop Brady inspired by this event.

The first presentation, by Fr Robert Cross, is entitled The Archaeology of Bishop John Brady and will cover the exhumation, examination and return to Australia of Bishop Brady’s remains.

The second is entitled The Colonial Years: Bishop John Brady and the Colonial Secretary’s Office and will be presented by Perth historian Odhran O’Brien

The third is Bishop John Brady: A European Perspective and will be presented by Mr John Hoyle, who has spent the last two years accessing and examining archival material from Perpignan Diocese, the Society for the Propagation of the Faith, Lyon and other archives.

Light refreshments will be provided; to assist for light refreshments catering, RSVPs should be emailed to: robert.cross@perthcatholic.org.au.

A donation to help cover expenses would be appreciated on the night.