Diarmaid O' Súilleabháin (bishop)
| Diarmaid O' Súilleabháin | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Kerry | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Kerry |
| In office | 29 March 1985 – 27 August 1994 |
| Predecessor | Kevin McNamara |
| Successor | William Murphy |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 19 June 1949 |
| Consecration | 26 May 1985 by Gaetano Alibrandi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 December 1924 Dublin, Irish Free State, British Empire |
| Died | 27 August 1994 (aged 69) |
Diarmaid O' Súilleabháin (3 December 1924 – 27 August 1994) was an Irish Roman Catholic bishop.[1]
O' Súilleabháin was born in Dublin and studied for the priesthood at St Patrick's College, Maynooth.[2] He was ordained Bishop of Kerry on 29 March 1985. He is buried at St Mary's Cathedral, Killarney.
References
- Back to citation "Bishop Diarmaid (Dermot) O'Súilleabháin (O'Sullivan) (born 3 Dec 1924, died 27 Aug 1994) Bishop of Kerry". Catholic Hierarchy. Roman Catholic Church. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- Back to citation Canning, Bernard (1988). Bishops of Ireland 1870-1987. Ballyshannon: Donegal Democrat. p. 272. ISBN 1870963008.
External links
- "Bishop regrets abuse inaction by predecessor". www.irishtimes.com. The Irish Times. 17 November 1997. Retrieved 5 August 2024. “The Bishop of Kerry, Dr William Murphy, has expressed his concern that his predecessor, the late Dr Diarmuid O Suilleabhain, knew about allegations concerning sex abuse of young people by one of his priests as far back as 1989, but failed to act on the matter.”
- "Tralee Dominican Celebration". www.rte.ie. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 9 August 1987. Retrieved 5 August 2024. “he town of Tralee has been linked with the Dominicans for more than seven hundred years. A procession of Dominicans and an 0pen air mass concelebrated by Bishop Diarmaid O'Súilleabháin, Bishop of Kerry and Father Daman Byrne, World-wide Head of the Dominican Order.”