[1] Malone was born in Liverpool, educated at St Francis Xavier's College,[2] and ordained to the priesthood on 18 September 1955, in Old Swan.

He received his episcopal consecration on the following 3 July from Archbishop Derek Worlock, with Bishops Kevin O'Connor and John Rawsthorne serving as co-consecrators.

As with all bishops, he was required to submit his letter of retirement to Pope Benedict XVI upon reaching age 75.

Moreover, although he no longer carried out formal parish visitations, Malone continued to celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation.

[4] Malone died on 18 May 2020, aged 88, at the Royal Liverpool Hospital, after testing positive for COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in England.