The Most Reverend John Bede Polding OSB
1794-1877
Vicar Apostolic of New Holland 1835 -1841
Archbishop of Sydney 1841 - 1877
Born in Liverpool UK
Died in Darlinghurst NSW
Buried in the crypt of Saint Mary's Cathedral Sydney.
That in all things God may be glorified.
Image created by the Saint Bede Studio 2022 based on an engraving from the 1850s.