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Patrick Durcan (bishop)

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Right Reverend
Patrick Durcan
Bishop of Achonry
Church Roman Catholic Church
Diocese Achonry
Installed 30 October 1852[1]
Term ended 1 May 1875
Orders
Ordination 21 May 1820[1]
Consecration 30 November 1852
by Archbishop John MacHale[1]
Personal details
Born 5 February 1790
Kilmactigue, Ireland
Died 1 May 1875 (aged 85)
Alma mater St Patrick's College, Maynooth (DD)

Patrick Durcan (5 February 1790 – 1 May 1875)[1] was an Irish[2] Roman Catholic clergyman[3] who served as Bishop of Achonry[4] from 1852[5] until his death.[6] The son of John and Mary Durcan (née Rowan),[1] he helped to translate the Vulgate into the English language, published in 1857.[7]

He was educated at St Patrick's College, Maynooth.[8] In 1832 he became parish priest at Collooney. He is buried at the Cathedral of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Nathy, Ballaghaderreen.[9]

References

  1. Back to citation occurrence 1.0 Back to citation occurrence 1.1 Back to citation occurrence 1.2 Back to citation occurrence 1.3 Back to citation occurrence 1.4 Brady, William Maziere (1876). The episcopal succession in England, Scotland and Ireland, A.D. 1400 to 1875. pp. 193–194.
  2. Back to citation "Durkan Genealogy". www.devlin-family.com. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  3. Back to citation "To Patrick Durcan, Bishop of Achonry; Thomas Furlong, Bishop of Ferns; Lawrence Gillooly, Coadjutor Bishop of Elphin; John Kilduff, Bishop of Ardagh; John Mcevily, Bishop of Galway; and Daniel Mcgettigan, Coadjutor Bishop of Raphoe". Oxford Scholarly Editions Online. doi:10.1093/actrade/9780199683406.book.1/actrade-9780199683406-div2-7. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  4. Back to citation "Overview | Diocese of Achonry". achonrydiocese.org. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  5. Back to citation 'Bishops' Brendan Hoban "The Furrow" Vol. 63, No. 9 (September 2012), pp. 413-416 (4 pages)
  6. Back to citation Fryde, E. B; Greenway, D. E; Porter, S; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 413. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
  7. Back to citation The Holy Bible Translated from the Latin Vulgate, Etc. 1857. p. 3.
  8. Back to citation 'A Dominant Church: The Diocese of Achonry, 1818-1960' Swords, L Dublin;Columba Press; 2005 ISBN 1856073955
  9. Back to citation "Dean Patrick Durcan 1790-1875 parish priest and church builder". homepage.eircom.net/~jas. Retrieved 1 December 2021.