Patrick Henry Cronin, (30 November 1913 – 9 February 1991) was an

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, Columban archbishop and

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. He was the second Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro in the

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, serving during

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Background

Born Patrick Henry Cronin on 30 November 1913 in

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, County Offaly,

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. He was ordained priest on 21 December 1937. Cronin attended the Tullamore Christian Brothers School and

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, Ireland. In 1931, he entered the Dalgan Park the Columban Fathers' Seminary. Six years later, he was ordained as priest under the

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Ministry

On 24 May 1955 Cronin was appointed as Prelate of

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in the

. Concurrently, he was the

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of Ubaza.Upon the retirement Archbishop James Hayes on 13 October 1970, he was appointed as Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro in 1971. As Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro, he established the St. John Vianney Theological Seminary in Cagayan de Oro, an interdiocesan theological seminary that provides formation for candidates for priesthood. After retiring on 5 January 1988 he was succeeded by

Jesus Tuquib Jesus Balaso Tuquib (27 June 1930 – 1 August 2019) was a Filipino archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the Archbishop Emeritus of the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro in the Philippines. Tuquib first assumed episcopal office as Bishop o ...

and given the title

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. He then lived at the archdiocesan seminary until his death on 9 February 1991 in Maria Reyna Hospital (now Maria Reyna Xavier University Hospital) in Cagayan de Oro, Philippines. His remains had been interred at the Saint Augustine Metropolitan Cathedral.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cronin, Patrick Participants in the Second Vatican Council 20th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in the Philippines Roman Catholic archbishops of Cagayan de Oro 1913 births 1991 deaths Irish expatriate Catholic bishops People educated at St Finian's College Missionary Society of St. Columban

Background

Ministry

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