Michael Putney (bishop)

The Right Reverend Michael Ernest Putney, AM, DD (20 June 1946 – 28 March 2014) was a Roman Catholic bishop.

Michael Putney
Bishop Michael Putney, Fifth Catholic Bishop of Townsville from 2004-2014
BornMichael Ernest Putney
(1946-06-20)20 June 1946
Gladstone, Queensland
Died28 March 2014(2014-03-28) (aged 67)
Townsville, Queensland
OccupationBishop

Born in Gladstone, Queensland, Putney attended St. Joseph's Convent (Townsville) for his primary education, and Our Lady's Mount (Townsville) and St. Columban's (Albion Heights, Brisbane) for his secondary education.[1]

He was ordained to the priesthood in 1969. Putney was named titular bishop of Mizigi and auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Brisbane (Queensland, Australia) in 1995. In 2001, Putney was named bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Townsville, succeeding Bishop Raymond Conway Benjamin. Putney was well known for his ecumenical outreach to other Christian denominations.

Putney was appointed Member of the Order of Australia in the 2013 Queen's Birthday Honours for "significant service to the Catholic Church in Australia, to the promotion of inter-faith dialogue, and to the community of Townsville".[2]

Health

Bishop Putney was diagnosed with terminal stomach cancer in December 2012, and eventually died in office, having worked up until his admission to the hospital on 21 March 2014 (according to Australia's ABC), passing away 15 months after his diagnosis at the Mater Hospital, Townsville, on Friday, 28 March 2014, aged 67.[3][4][5]

Notes
  1. Profile Archived 12 June 2014 at the Wayback Machine, tsv.catholic.org.au; accessed 24 August 2014.
  2. "The Most Reverend Michael Ernest PUTNEY". It's an Honour. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  3. Michael Ernest Putney profile, catholic-hierarchy.org; accessed 28 March 2014.
  4. "Bishop Putney loses battle with cancer", townsvillebulletin.com.au; accessed 28 March 2014.
  5. "Notice of death of Bishop Putney", catholicnewsagency.com; accessed 21 August 2014.


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