Richard Owens (4 January 1840 – 1909) was a Catholic priest in the Diocese of Clogher, Ireland. Dr. Owens was born in Clogher, County Tyrone. He was born at

Aghavea Aghavea () is a civil parish and townland (of 131 acres) in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Magherastephana. Towns and villages The civil parish contains the village of Brookeborough. Townlands The ...

on 4 January 1840; and educated at St Macartan's College, Monaghan and

St Patrick's College, Maynooth 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. ...

. After curacies at

Maguiresbridge Maguiresbridge is a small village in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The village is named after the bridge over the Colebrooke River, first built by the local Maguire family about 1760. The village is 8 miles from Enniskillen and 3 miles fr ...

and

Donagh Donagh (pronounced , ) is a small village and townland in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It lies between Lisnaskea and Newtownbutler in the south-east of the county. In the United Kingdom Census 2001, 2001 Census it had a population of 255. ...

he was on the staff of St Patrick's, Maynooth. Later he served as Dean and Professor of Dogmatic Theology 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. ...

. He was appointed the

Roman Catholic Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...

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 ot ...

on 6 July 1894, following the death of his predecessor, James Donnelly. He was ordained that same year.History of Bishop Owens
/ref> Bishop Owens was a supporter of the Gaelic League and other Nationalist campaigns. He died in office in 1909 having served as bishop of his diocese for almost fifteen years. Owens was succeeded by as bishop by

Patrick McKenna Patrick McKenna (born May 8, 1960) is a Canadian comedian and actor. He is best known for playing Harold Green on the television series ''The Red Green Show''. Early life Patrick McKenna became interested in Second City when a high-school teach ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Owens, Richard 1840 births 1909 deaths Roman Catholic bishops of Clogher Christian clergy from County Tyrone 19th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Ireland 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Ireland Alumni of St Patrick's College, Maynooth People educated at St Macartan's College, Monaghan People from Clogher