About Francis Roberts Rush
Lived 1916 – 2001 (aged 84). Francis Roberts Rush was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
Francis Roberts Rush (11 September 1916 – 21 July 2001) was an Australian bishop in the Roman Catholic Church. He was Archbishop of Brisbane from 1973 to 1991. He had previously been Bishop of Rockhampton from 1960.
Early life Francis Roberts Rush was born in Townsville, Queensland, on 11 September 1916. He was the son of Thomas Rush and his wife Mary (née Roberts).
Religious life Rush was ordained as a priest in Rome on 18 March 1939. From 1939 to 1945, he was as a priest at Sacred Heart Cathedral, Townsville.
Rush was appointed Archbishop of Brisbane on 5 March 1973, replacing the retiring Patrick Mary O'Donnell. He died on 21 July 2001.
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Francis Roberts Rush was born on 11 September 1916 in Townsville.
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