Matthew Cullen (bishop)

Last updated

Rev Dr.

Matthew Cullen

DD
Bishop in Kildare and Leighlin
ArchdioceseDublin
ProvinceKildare
DioceseKildare and Leighlin
Installed1927
Term ended1936
PredecessorDr. Patrick Foley
SuccessorThomas Keogh
Orders
Ordination1889
Personal details
Born(1864-03-17)17 March 1864
Hacketstown, County Wicklow
Died2 January 1936(1936-01-02) (aged 71)
NationalityIrish
DenominationRoman Catholic
ParentsMatthew Cullen and Elizabeth Kehoe
Previous post(s)Rector Knockbeg College
Curate
Parish Priest
Alma mater Carlow College
Maynooth College

Matthew Cullen (1864-1936) was an Irish Catholic priest and Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin. [1]

Contents

Life

Matthew Cullen was born in Kilcarney, County Wicklow in the parish of Hacketstown on St. Patrick's Day, 1864 to Matthew and Elizabeth Kehoe Cullen. He commenced his clerical studies in St. Patrick's, Carlow College, and continued them in Maynooth. [2] He was ordained in 1889 and served initially as a curate in Geashill, Killeigh and the Tinyland, he served as chaplain to the Curragh Army camp.

Career and activities

Cullen served as rector to St. Mary's Knockbeg College from 1895 until 1909, when he moved to Newbridge, prior to being appointed parish priest of Tinyland and then Bagenalstown before being elected a bishop.[ citation needed ]

He was a keen supporter of Gaelic Games and regularly attended GAA matches in Kildare and Carlow.[ citation needed ]

In 1927 he was appointed Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, succeeding Dr. Patrick Foley and served until his death. [3] On 30 November 1933 Bishop Cullen consecrated the Cathedral of the Assumption in Carlow. [4]

Cullen encouraged and facilitated the establishment of St Patrick's Missionary Society at Kiltegan. [5]

Death

He died on 2 January 1936. Following his death Carlow GAA Stadium, which had just been completed, was named Dr. Cullen Park in his honour.[ citation needed ]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St Patrick's, Carlow College</span>

St Patrick's, Carlow College, is a liberal arts college located in Carlow, Ireland. The college is the second oldest third level institution in Ireland and was founded in 1782 by James Keefe, then Roman Catholic Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, and his co-adjutor bishop Daniel Delany.

Dr Cullen Park, known for sponsorship reasons as Netwatch Cullen Park, is a GAA stadium in Carlow, County Carlow, Ireland. It is the home of the Carlow Gaelic football and hurling teams. It has a capacity of 11,000.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St Peter's College, Wexford</span> Secondary school in Summerhill, Wexford, County Wexford, Ireland

St Peter's College, Wexford is an Irish secondary school and former seminary located in Summerhill, overlooking Wexford town. It is a single-sex school for male pupils. Currently, the school's population is over 770.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Roman Catholic Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin</span> Diocese of the Catholic Church

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin is a Roman Catholic diocese in eastern Ireland. It is one of three suffragan dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of Dublin and is subject to the Archdiocese of Dublin. On 7 May 2013, Denis Nulty was appointed bishop of the diocese.

James Moriarty was an Irish Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin between 2002 and 2010.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Daniel Delany</span>

Daniel Delany DD was the Roman Catholic Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin. Educated at the Irish College in Paris, he taught at the English Boys College of St Omer, 265 kilometres north of Paris.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St Mary's Knockbeg College</span> Voluntary school in County Laois/County Carlow, Republic of Ireland

St Mary's Knockbeg College is a Roman Catholic, all-boys secondary school located on the Laois/Carlow border in Ireland, approximately 3 km from both Carlow town and Graiguecullen, County Laois. A former seminary school for the diocese of Kildare and Leighlin, it was founded in 1793. Exclusively a boarding school until the 1980s, it now accommodates only day-pupils; the boarding school having closed down in June 2011. Knockbeg College celebrated its bicentenary in 1993.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cathedral of the Assumption, Carlow</span> Church in Carlow, Ireland

The Cathedral of the Assumption is both the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin and the parish church for the cathedral parish. Located in Carlow town, the cathedral was dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in 1833. It is known for its beautifully detailed 151 ft (46 m) spire which is one of the highest points in the town.

James B. Kavanagh was an Irish priest, teacher and President of St. Patrick's College, Carlow from 1864 to December 1880.

James Walshe was an Irish Catholic priest and bishop in Kildare and Leighlin; before becoming a bishop he was president of Carlow College, where he had previously been a professor. He was born 30 June 1803 in New Ross, County Wexford, to Philip Walshe, and his wife, Mary Walshe.

Henry Staunton, often called Dean Staunton, was an Irish priest and first president of St. Patrick's, Carlow College in 1792.

Patrick Lennon was an Irish priest who served as Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin.

Patrick Foley was a Roman Catholic professor, priest and Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin.

John Foley was an Irish priest who served a president of St. Patrick's, Carlow College.

Thomas Keogh was a Roman Catholic priest who became Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin. He was born in Gurteen, Skeoghvosteen, Graiguenamanagh, County Kilkenny in 1884. In 1898, he enrolled in St. Josephs's Academy in Bagenalstown, operated by the De La Salle Brothers. He studied for the priesthood in St. Patrick's College, Maynooth, and was ordained in 1909.

Laurence Ryan was an Irish priest, theologian and Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Denis Nulty</span>

Denis Nulty KC*HS is an Irish Roman Catholic prelate who has served as Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin since 2013.

Francis Haly (1783–1855) was the Roman Catholic Bishop in Kildare and Leighlin from 1838 until his death in 1855. He was born in Doonane, in Co. Laois and entered Maynooth College in 1807 to train as a priest. Initially he served as a curate in Rathvilly in Co. Carlow. He succeeded Bishop Edward Nolan to the see of Kildare and Leighlin in 1838.

John Dunne was an Irish priest and educator, who served as President of Carlow College from 1856 to 1864. He was born in July 1816 in Ballinakill, Queens County(Laois) his great uncle also called John Dunne was Bishop of Ossory. His father John Dunne gave evidence along with James Doyle to a House of Commons Committee in London. Educated at Ballyroan, in 1834 he entered St. Patrick's, Carlow College, from which in 1837 he proceeded to Maynooth College completing his ecclesiastic course, he proceeding to study in the Dunboyne Establishment. Dunne returned to Carlow College as a Professor of Moral and Mental Philosophy, in 1850 he was appointed vice-president, and 1856 he succeeded Dr. Walshe as President of the college.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Paul Dempsey (bishop)</span> Irish prelate

Paul Dempsey is an Irish Roman Catholic prelate who has served as Bishop of Achonry since 2020.

References

  1. ↑ "Cullen, Matthew" . Who's Who & Who Was Who . Vol. 1920–2016 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 16 February 2021.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ↑ Matthew Cullen, Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin, 1927-1936 Delany Archive Flicr Account.
  3. ↑ Bishop Matthew Cullen Ask About Ireland Website.
  4. ↑ McEvoy, John. "The Churches of Kildare and Leighlin", 2000
  5. ↑ History Parish of Killeigh www.killeigh.com.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin
1927–1936		Succeeded by
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.