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Patrick Morrisroe (16 February 1869 – 28 May 1946) was an Irish Catholic priest and
Bishop of Achonry The Bishop of Achonry () is an episcopal title which takes its name after the village of Achonry in County Sligo, Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains as a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with other ...
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Early life and education

Patrick Morrisroe was born on 16 February 1869 in Charlestown, County Mayo. He was educated locally and studied for the priesthood at
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. ...
from 1885 to 1893 when he was ordained priest for service in the Diocese of Achonry Counties Mayo, Roscommon and Sligo. He spent a short time undertaking postgraduate studies but was needed for pastoral work in his native diocese and was appointed to a curacy. In 1896 he returned to Maynooth to serve as Junior Dean, completing 14 years of service until 1910.


Episcopal ministry

Aged 44 he was ordained Bishop of Achonry, in the Cathedral, Ballaghadareen, along with his cousin Dr.
Michael J. O'Doherty Michael James O'Doherty (30 July 1874 – 13 October 1949) was an Irish prelate and was the 27th Archbishop of Manila in the Philippines. O'Doherty was Archbishop of Manila for 33 years from 1916 until his death in 1949, making him the longest ...
who became Bishop of Zamboagna, Philippines. His brother was the politician James Morrisroe who served as a
Cumann na nGaedheal Cumann na nGaedheal (; "Society of the Gaels") was a political party in the Irish Free State, which formed the government from 1923 to 1932. In 1933 it merged with smaller groups to form the Fine Gael party. Origins In 1922 the pro-Treaty G ...
TD for Mayo North. Bishop Morrisroe died on 28 May 1946 at the Bishops Palace, Edmondstown House, Ballaghadereen.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Morrisroe, Patrick People from County Mayo Alumni of St Patrick's College, Maynooth 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Ireland Roman Catholic bishops of Achonry 1869 births 1946 deaths Contributors to the Catholic Encyclopedia