Bernard Cornelius O'Riley (10 February 1868 in
Cape Town
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,
Cape Colony
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;
† 28 July 1956) was a
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priest
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and
Apostolic Vicar of the
Western Cape of Good Hope.
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Life
Bernard Cornelius O'Riley was ordained priest on 1 November 1890 for the Apostolic Vicariate of the Western Cape of Good Hope.
On 15 July 1925,
Pope Pius XI
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appointed him
Titular Bishop
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of ''Phoba'' and Apostolic Vicar of the Western Cape of Good Hope. The Apostolic Vicar of the Eastern Cape of Good Hope, Hugh McSherry, consecrated him Episcopalian on 6 January 1926 in
St. Mary's Cathedral in Cape Town; co-consecrators were the
Apostolic Vicar of Natal, Henri Delalle OMI, and the
Apostolic Vicar of Transvaal, David O'Leary OMI.
On June 6, 1932, Pope Pius XI accepted the resignation of Bernard Cornelius O'Riley.
References
* Entry about
Bernard Cornelius O'Riley' on ''
catholic-hierarchy.org''
* Entry about
Bernard Cornelius O'Riley' on
gcatholic.org' (English)
1868 births
1956 deaths
South African Roman Catholic priests
Titular bishops