East Melbourne in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia — Oceania
Daniel Mannix
Photographed by Dean Barton-Ancliffe, May 11, 2026
1. Daniel Mannix Marker
Archbishop of Melbourne
Born in Ireland in 1864, Third Archbishop of Melbourne (1914-63) Dr Daniel Mannix was the most influential churchman in twentieth-century Australia, an Australian patriot and Ireland's loyal son. He enriched the faith of his people, encouraged them to participate in public life, presided over a huge expansion in Catholic Parishes, schools and services, was a patron of learning and led the long struggle for government funding for Catholic education.
He opposed conscription in the First World War, defended freedom here and overseas against communism, supported the migrant communities and opposed the white Australia policy, rejected capital punishment and condemned the atomic bomb attacks on Japan.
He was a much loved father to his people
This monument was unveiled on March 14, 1999, by
Sir James Gobbo
Governor of Victoria
a migrant catholic schoolboy in Dr Mannix's time
The sculptor was Nigel Boonham
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Patriots & Patriotism • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1917.
Location. 37° 48.635′ S,
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Regionally, it is in Oceania, in Australasia, in the Pacific Ocean, in South Pacific, on the Pacific Rim, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Daniel O'Connell (within shouting distance of this marker); Dame Nellie Melba (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Great Petition (about 120 meters away); Victorian Artists' Society (about 120 meters away); Great Petition Sculpture (about 120 meters away); New Temple Church (about 120 meters away); Saint Patrick's College (about 180 meters away); Aubrey Bowen Wing, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital
Photographed by Dean Barton-Ancliffe, May 11, 2026
2. Daniel Mannix Statue
Also see . . . Daniel Mannix (1864–1963). Australian Dictionary of Biography
He arrived in Adelaide on Easter Saturday 1913. The autumn heat made him wonder how he could persevere, but the enthusiastic reception next day at St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne, where he was hailed as a world-class theologian and educationist, must have assuaged his loneliness. He said he hoped to be a good Australian and to see Catholics share in 'the good things in private and public life'. By 1918 St Kevin's central secondary and Newman tertiary colleges were opened as pledges of this. Even the Argus looked forward to some brilliant contribution to the community but was startled to hear his immediate aggression against 'the one great stain on the statute books'—no state aid for church schools. Within a year he was linking this deprivation to Cromwellian persecutions and convict floggings which he believed had been inflicted less than fifty years before for not attending Anglican services.(Submitted on May 13, 2026, by Dean Barton-Ancliffe of Rowville, Victoria.)
Credits. This page was last revised on May 13, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 13, 2026, by Dean Barton-Ancliffe of Rowville, Victoria. This page has been viewed 19 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 13, 2026, by Dean Barton-Ancliffe of Rowville, Victoria. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
