Eugene O'Callaghan
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Eugene O'Callaghan was a priest in the Archdiocese of Armagh
, ordained on 21 June 1913. Having served as curate in Armagh City for a period, he was then appointed as Administrator of the Cathedral parish of Armagh. He was responsible for building the parish church of St Malachy's in that city. He was promoted Parish Priest of St Peter's parish in Drogheda
in 1938.
He was appointed the Roman Catholic Bishop of Clogher
in Ireland on 30 January 1943, following the death of Dr. Patrick McKenna, on 7 February 1942. He was ordained bishop on 4 April 1943. His Episcopal Motto was Ad Jesum per Mariam - to Jesus through Mary. He attended the opening session of the Second Vatican Council
in October 1962.
He retired as bishop on 28 November 1969 having served as Bishop of Clogher for over twenty-six years. He was appointed titular bishop of Britonia on the same day. He resigned this appointment on 26 January 1971 in accordance with newly adopted prototcols for the style of retired bishops in the post Vatican II era and died as Bishop Emeritus of Clogher on 21 May 1973. Dr. O'Callaghan was succeeded by Patrick Mulligan
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Archdiocese of Armagh
Archdiocese of Armagh may refer to:* Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Armagh, a senior primatial and metropolitan see of Ireland* Diocese of Armagh , one of four dioceses of the Church of Ireland...
, ordained on 21 June 1913. Having served as curate in Armagh City for a period, he was then appointed as Administrator of the Cathedral parish of Armagh. He was responsible for building the parish church of St Malachy's in that city. He was promoted Parish Priest of St Peter's parish in Drogheda
Drogheda
Drogheda is an industrial and port town in County Louth on the east coast of Ireland, 56 km north of Dublin. It is the last bridging point on the River Boyne before it enters the Irish Sea....
in 1938.
He was appointed the Roman Catholic Bishop of Clogher
Bishop of Clogher
The Bishop of Clogher is an episcopal title which takes its name after the village of Clogher in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Following the Reformation, there are now parallel apostolic successions: one of the Church of Ireland and the other of the Roman Catholic Church.-History:Clogher is one...
in Ireland on 30 January 1943, following the death of Dr. Patrick McKenna, on 7 February 1942. He was ordained bishop on 4 April 1943. His Episcopal Motto was Ad Jesum per Mariam - to Jesus through Mary. He attended the opening session of the Second Vatican Council
Second Vatican Council
The Second Vatican Council addressed relations between the Roman Catholic Church and the modern world. It was the twenty-first Ecumenical Council of the Catholic Church and the second to be held at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. It opened under Pope John XXIII on 11 October 1962 and closed...
in October 1962.
He retired as bishop on 28 November 1969 having served as Bishop of Clogher for over twenty-six years. He was appointed titular bishop of Britonia on the same day. He resigned this appointment on 26 January 1971 in accordance with newly adopted prototcols for the style of retired bishops in the post Vatican II era and died as Bishop Emeritus of Clogher on 21 May 1973. Dr. O'Callaghan was succeeded by Patrick Mulligan
Patrick Mulligan
The Most Reverend Dr. Patrick Mulligan was the Roman Catholic Lord Bishop of Clogher in Ireland from 18 January 1970 until 7 July 1979 when he was succeeded by Bishop Joseph Duffy. He was born in Droles, Lisbellaw, County Fermanagh. Bishop Mulligan died on 21 January 1990, aged 78 years...
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