What is John Bathersby?
'''John Alexius Bathersby''' (26 July 1936 – 9 March 2020) was an [[Australia]]n bishop of the [[Roman Catholic Church]]. He became a priest in 1961. He served as bishop of [[Cairns]] from 1986 to 1991, and as [[archbishop]] of [[Brisbane]] from 1991 to 2011. Bathersby was born in [[Stanthorpe, Queensland]]. He died on 9 March 2020 at the age of 83.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://catholicleader.com.au/news/brisbane-archdioceses-former-shepherd-archbishop-john-bathersby-has-died-aged-84|title=Brisbane Archdiocese's former shepherd Archbishop John Bathersby has died aged 83|work=The Catholic Leader|date=9 March 2020|access-date=9 March 2020|author=Higgins, Joe}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== *[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bbath.html John Bathersby] at Catholic-Hierarchy.org {{DEFAULTSORT:Bathersby, John}} [[Category:1936 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Australian Roman Catholic archbishops]] [[Category:People from Queensland]] {{bio-stub}}