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Clonlara Affair
Joseph Rodgers (25 March 1903 – 10 July 1966) was an Republic of Ireland, Irish Catholic Church, Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Killaloe between 1955 and 1966. Early life Rodgers was born in Liss, in the parish of Killanena, County Clare, on 25 March 1903. He attended secondary school in St Flannan's College between 1915 and 1920. Rodgers entered St Patrick's College, Maynooth in September 1920, and was Holy orders in the Catholic Church, ordained to the priesthood in the College Chapel, Maynooth, County Kildare, on 19 June 1927. Presbyteral ministry Following his ordination, Rodgers returned to St Flannan's College as a teacher. He also obtained a Doctor of Divinity, Doctorate in Divinity. Episcopal ministry Coadjutor Bishop of Killaloe Rodgers was named coadjutor bishop of Killaloe and titular bishop of Sebela on 10 January 1948, and was Consecration, consecrated by the Archbishop of Cashel, Archbishop of Cashel-Emly, Jeremiah Kinane, on 7 March ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Harty (bishop)
Michael Anthony Harty (6 February 1922 – 8 August 1994) was an Republic of Ireland, Irish Catholic Church, Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Killaloe between 1967 and 1994. Early life Harty was born in Lismore House, Toomevara, County Tipperary, on 6 February 1922, one of seven children to Patrick Harty, a farmer, and his wife Eileen (née Cleary). He attended primary school in Ballinree National School between 1928 and 1934, where he was known to be a very prominent scholar, and secondary school as a boarder in St Flannan's College between 1934 and 1939, where he won scholarships on the results of his Intermediate Certificate (Ireland), Intermediate and Leaving Certificate (Ireland), Leaving Certificate examinations. Harty entered St Patrick's College, Maynooth in 1939, obtaining Bachelor of Arts degrees in English, Languages and Literature in September 1942, and Theology in 1945. He was Holy orders in the Catholic Church, ordained to the priesthood in the Colle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |