Denis Moynihan

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Denis Moynihan (b Rathmore, County Kerry 16 June 1885; d Tralee 5 December 1975) [1] was an Irish Roman Catholic bishop. [2]

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Moynihan was educated at St Brendan's College, Killarney. [3] He trained for the priesthood at the Irish College in Paris. [3] Moynihan served curacies at St Hugh of Lincoln, Wavertree; [4] St James, Bootle; [5] St Cronan, Caherdaniel; [6] and St John, Tralee. [7] He joined the staff of St Mary's Cathedral, Killarney in 1922; and became its administrator in 1928. He was Bishop of Ross from 1941 [8] until 1952 [9] when he was translated to Kerry. [lower-alpha 1] He retired on 17 July 1969. [10]

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  1. ↑ The name of the RC Diocese of Ardfert and Aghadoe was changed to the Diocese of Kerry on 20 December 1952.

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  2. ↑ "Bishop Denis J. Moynihan † Deceased Bishop Emeritus of Kerry, Ireland". Catholic Hierarchy. Roman Catholic Church. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  3. 1 2 Canning, Bernard (1988). Bishops of Ireland 1870-1987. Ballyshannon: Donegal Democrat. p. 270. ISBN   1870963008.
  4. ↑ "Wavertree – St Hugh of Lincoln, Earle Road, Wavertree, Liverpool 7". Taking Stock. Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales. Retrieved 31 July 2024. Originally established as a chapel-of-ease from St Clare in 1898, the church of St Hugh of Lincoln was opened in 1904. It was built at the expense of Sir William Nelson, a shipowner who lived in Croxteth Drive, and was named in memory of his brother Hugh.
  5. ↑ "St James Roman Catholic Church Bootle- History". St James RC Church Liverpool. Archdiocese of Liverpool. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "Saint Crohan's Catholic Church, Caherdaniel". Buildings of Ireland. NBHS. Retrieved 31 July 2024. Freestanding cruciform-plan double-height Roman Catholic church, built c. 1825, with five-bay nave.
  7. ↑ "Saint John's's Catholic Church, Tralee". St John, Tralee. Diocese of Kerry. Retrieved 31 July 2024. A vibrant welcoming community
  8. ↑ "Diocese of Ross welcomes new bishop". The Southern Star. 27 September 1941. p. 1. Retrieved 2 August 2024. Enthronement of Most Rev. Dr. Moynihan Skibereen Ceremony Six members of hierarchy in attendance
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