Francis Roberts Rush
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Francis Roberts Rush (1916–2001) was a Roman Catholic priest in Queensland, Australia. He was Roman Catholic Archbishop of Brisbane.
Early life
Francis Roberts Rush was born in Townsville on 11 September 1916, the son of Thomas Rush and his wife Mary (née Roberts).{{cite web|title=Francis Rush Centre|url=http://www.cathedralofststephen.org.au/francisrush.htm|website=The Cathedral of St Stephen|accessdate=23 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214051442/http://www.cathedralofststephen.org.au/francisrush.htm|archive-date=14 February 2015|url-status=dead}}
Religious life
Francis Rush was ordained a priest in Rome on 18 March 1939. From 1939 to 1945, he served as a priest at the Sacred Heart Cathedral, Townsville.
He was appointed Bishop of Rockhampton on 7 November 1960, where he implemented many of the reforms of the Second Vatican Council.{{cite web|title=Archbishop Francis Roberts Rush|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/brush.html|website=Catholic Hierarchy|accessdate=23 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140705144250/http://catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/brush.html|archive-date=5 July 2014|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Past Bishops|url=http://www.rok.catholic.net.au/past-bishops.html#rush|publisher=Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockhampton|accessdate=23 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223235530/http://www.rok.catholic.net.au/past-bishops.html#rush|archive-date=23 December 2014|url-status=live}}
He was appointed Roman Catholic Archbishop of Brisbane on 5 March 1973, replacing the retiring Patrick Mary O'Donnell.
Later life
Francis Rush retired on 3 December 1991 and lived in Brisbane in retirement.{{cite web|title=Death of Archbishop Francis Rush|url=http://cathnews.acu.edu.au/107/91.php|website=Catholic News|accessdate=23 December 2014|date=23 July 2001|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150406022950/http://cathnews.acu.edu.au/107/91.php|archive-date=6 April 2015|url-status=live}} He died on 21 July 2001. His funeral was held in the Cathedral of St Stephen, Brisbane on 27 July 2001 conducted by Archbishop John Bathersby; Nearly one thousand people packed into the 800-seat cathedral with many standing in the aisles to farewell him.{{cite web|title=Archbishop Rush to be buried today|url=http://cathnews.acu.edu.au/107/115.html|website=Catholic News|date=27 July 2001|accessdate=24 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228144851/http://cathnews.acu.edu.au/107/115.html|archive-date=28 December 2014|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Standing room only at Rush funeral|url=http://www.catholicweekly.com.au/01/aug/5/story_11.html|publisher=Catholic Weekly|accessdate=23 December 2014|date=5 August 2001|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324122628/http://www.catholicweekly.com.au/01/aug/5/story_11.html|archive-date=24 March 2012|url-status=dead}}
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| title = 7th Roman Catholic Bishop of Rockhampton
| before = Andrew Gerard Tynan
| after = Bernard Joseph Wallace
| years = 1960–1973
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|title=5th Roman Catholic Archbishop of Brisbane
|before=Patrick Mary O'Donnell
|after= John Bathersby
|years=1973–1991
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Category:Roman Catholic archbishops of Brisbane
Category:Roman Catholic bishops of Rockhampton