Bernard Hackett (bishop)

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Bernard Hackett

Bishop of Waterford and Lismore
Church Roman Catholic
Metropolis Cashel and Emly
Diocese Waterford and Lismore
Appointed29 January 1916
Installed19 March 1916
Term ended1 June 1932
Predecessor Richard Alphonsus Sheehan
Successor Jeremiah Kinane
Other post(s)Rector, Redemptorist College at Marianella, Rathgar
Previous post(s)Rector, Redemptorist College at Mount St Alphonsus, Limerick
Orders
Ordination24 June 1888
Personal details
Born(1863-05-24)24 May 1863
Died1 June 1932(1932-06-01) (aged 69)
Waterford, County Waterford, Ireland
Alma mater Mount Melleray Seminary
St John's College, Waterford
St Patrick's College, Maynooth

Bernard Hackett CSSR (b Dungarvan 24 May 1863; d Waterford 1 June 1932) was an Irish Roman Catholic clergyman who served as the Bishop of Waterford and Lismore from 1916 until his death. [1] [2] [3]

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Life

Hackett was educated at Mount Melleray Seminary; St John's College, Waterford; and St Patrick's College, Maynooth. [4] He was on the staff of St John's from 1890 until 1904. [4] He joined the Redemptorists in 1904 [5] and took his vows on 8 September 1905. [6] He served as Rector in Rathgar; and then Limerick. [7] Hackett was ordained Bishop of Waterford and Lismore on 19 March 1916, and served until his death. [8]

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References

  1. "Bishop Bernard Hackett †Deceased Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, Ireland". Catholic Hierarchy. Roman Catholic Church. Retrieved 13 August 2024. Bishop Bernard Hackett C.SS.R. (born 24 May 1863, died 1 Jun 1932) Bishop of Waterford and Lismore
  2. "Letter from Bishop B. Hackett to Hagan". Georgetown University. 17 July 1922. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  3. "Letter from Bernard Hackett, Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, to John Redmond insisting his action was unintelligible". National Library of Ireland. 4 October 1916. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  4. 1 2 Canning, Bernard (1988). Bishops of Ireland 1870-1987. Ballyshannon: Donegal Democrat. p. 304. ISBN   1870963008.
  5. Thom's Irish Who's Who. Dublin: Alexander Thom & Co. 1923. WATERFORD AND LISMORE, Bishop of, The Most Rev. Bernard Hackett, D.D.; cons., 17th March, 1916, in succession to Most Rev. Dr. Sheehan, D.D. Educ. at Mount Melleray. St. John's College, Waterford, and Maynooth; Priest, 1888; Professor at St. John's College, Waterford, 1888-1900; joined Redemptorist Order, 1904. Res.: John's Hill, Waterford.
  6. A DICTIONARY of the REDEMPTORISTS (PDF). Rome: Collegium S. Alfonsi de U rb. 1987. p. 150. Coming to the Redemptorists, Hackett took his vows on 8 September 1905
  7. "The Catholic Columbian, Volume 41, Number 9, 3 March 1916". Catholic News Archive. 3 March 1916. Retrieved 13 August 2024. It was not until sixteen years after his ordination in 1888 that he joined the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, rapidly rising to high office therein. He soon be came rector, first of the Dublin, then of the Limerick house of the order
  8. Moody, Martin & Byrne 1984, A New History of Ireland, volume IX, pp. 368–370.

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Preceded by Bishop of Waterford and Lismore
1916 – 1932
Succeeded by