Michael Putney (bishop), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Australian priest
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Place of Birth: Gladstone, Queensland, Australia
About Michael Putney (bishop)
- The Right Reverend Michael Ernest Putney, AM, DD (20 June 1946 – 28 March 2014) was a Roman Catholic bishop. Born in Gladstone, Queensland, Putney attended St.
- Joseph's Convent (Townsville) for his primary education, and Our Lady's Mount (Townsville) and St.
- Columban's (Albion Heights, Brisbane) for his secondary education.He was ordained to the priesthood in 1969.
- Putney was named titular bishop of Mizigi and auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Brisbane (Queensland, Australia) in 1995.
- In 2001, Putney was named bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Townsville, succeeding Bishop Raymond Conway Benjamin.
- Putney was well known for his ecumenical outreach to other Christian denominations.
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