Edward Mulhern (28 January 1863 – 12 August 1943) was the Roman Catholic Bishop of the
Diocese of Dromore, Northern Ireland.
He was a native of
Ederney
Ederney () is a village situated primarily in the townlands of Drumkeen and of Ederny in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
At the 2011 Census it had a population of 587. This article contains quotations from this source, which is available u ...
in County Fermanagh and after a local education was ordained priest in
Maynooth College
St Patrick's Pontifical University, Maynooth ( ga, Coláiste Naoimh Phádraig, Maigh Nuad), is the "National Seminary for Ireland" (a Roman Catholic college), and a pontifical university, located in the town of Maynooth, from Dublin, Ireland. ...
16 September 1889 for service in the
Diocese of Clogher.
He spent many years as a teacher in, and was eventually President of,
St Macartan's College
St. Macartan's College is a Roman Catholic boys' Diocesan College in Monaghan, Ireland. It is named after Saint Macartan, follower of St. Patrick and founder and bishop of the Diocese of Clogher. The school educates Catholic boys in County M ...
in Monaghan. In 1903 he moved to parish ministry and was Parish Priest of
Bundoran
Bundoran () is a town in County Donegal, Ireland. The town is located near the N15 road near Ballyshannon, and is the most southerly town in Donegal. The town is a tourist seaside resort, and tourism has been at the heart of the local economy s ...
at the time of his elevation.
His appointment to Dromore was announced on 31 Jan 1916 and he received episcopal consecration in Newry on 30 April 1916.
Among his principal works as Bishop was wiping out the debt on and thus formally consecrating the cathedral of Saints Patrick and Colman in Newry and the restoration of the Cathedral Chapter.
[http://www.lurganparish.com/publications/newsletter/4_th_September 016-9-4pdf ]
He died in office in August 1943.
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1863 births
1943 deaths
Christian clergy from County Fermanagh
19th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Ireland
People educated at St Macartan's College, Monaghan
Alumni of St Patrick's College, Maynooth
Roman Catholic bishops of Dromore
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