Jeremiah Doyle

[1] One of his achievements was lobbying for, and acquiring funds for, the building of St Carthage's Cathedral at Lismore, which was constructed over the period 1892–1907, with the bell tower completed a few years later, after his death.

He was the son of Daniel Doyle and his wife Ellen (née Murphy).

[1] [2] Doyle was ordained a priest on 24 June 1874 for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Armidale, New South Wales, Australia.

Doyle was consecrated first Bishop of Grafton (now Lismore) by Cardinal Patrick Francis Moran in St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney, on 28 August 1887.

[1][3] Doyle remain bishop until he died of cerebral haemorrhage in his house at Lismore, New South Wales, on 4 June 1909.

St. Carthage's Cathedral at Lismore, Australia, in August 2024
Stone commemorating foundation and completion of St. Carthage's Cathedral, Lismore, Australia