The Most Reverend

William John Brennan
4th Roman Catholic Bishop
DioceseWagga Wagga
Installed16 January 1984
Term ended5 February 2002
PredecessorFrancis Carroll
SuccessorGerard Hanna
Orders
Ordination21 December 1960 (Priest)
Consecration5 February 1984 (Bishop)[1]
Personal details
Born16 February 1938
Arncliffe, New South Wales, Australia
Died31 August 2013(2013-08-31) (aged 75)
Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
BuriedCrypt of St Michael's Cathedral, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia.
DenominationRoman Catholic Church
ParentsElvie and John Brennan
OccupationRoman Catholic bishop

William John Brennan (16 February 1938 – 31 August 2013[2]) was an Australian Roman Catholic bishop.

Ordained to the priesthood in 1960, Brennan was named the fourth bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wagga Wagga, Australia in 1984. Brennan resigned in 2002 due to illness.[3]

On 31 August 2013, Brennan, at the age of 75, died at Little Sisters of the Poor Nursing Home in Randwick, New South Wales.[1][4] His funeral service was held in St Michael's Cathedral, Wagga Wagga and he was interred in the crypt.

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Death Notices". The Daily Advertiser. 2 September 2013. p. 37.
  2. ↑ Gleeson, Ashleigh (2 September 2013). "Bishop remembered as man of progress". The Daily Advertiser. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  3. ↑ William John Brennan
  4. ↑ Livingstone, Tess (1 September 2013). "George Pell pays tribute to 'game changer' William Brennan". The Australian. Retrieved 2 September 2013.


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