Bishop and Archbishop of Perth
He was consecrated by Cardinal Patrick Moran on 17 March 1911. In 1913 he was elevated to the role of Archbishop, the first such position available in Perth.
Prior to December 1920, Archbishop Clune acted as an intermediary between Lloyd-George and the Irish leaders during the Irish War of Independence.; he had a strong personal interest in the outcome since his nephew Conor Clune had been executed by the British in what seems to have been a case of mistaken identity.
He played a significant role in the split of Christian Brothers College, Perth to form Aquinas College in the 1930s.
He died on 24 May 1935 and was buried in Karrakatta Cemetery.
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