Edward Mulhern

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Most Reverend Dr Edward Mulhern
Bishop of Dromore
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
SeeDiocese of Dromore
In officeApril 1916 - August 1943
PredecessorMost Reverend Dr Henry O'Neill
SuccessorMost Reverend Dr Eugene O'Doherty
Personal details
Born28 Jan 1863
Ederney, County Fermanagh, Ireland
DiedNewry
Previous post(s)Parish Priest of Bundoran in Diocese of Clogher

Edward Mulhern (28 January 1863 – 12 August 1943) was the Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Dromore, Northern Ireland.

He was a native of Ederney in County Fermanagh and after a local education was ordained priest in Maynooth College 16 September 1889 for service in the Diocese of Clogher.[1]

He spent many years as a teacher in, and was eventually President of, St Macartan's College in Monaghan.[2] In 1903 he moved to parish ministry and was Parish Priest of Bundoran at the time of his elevation.[3]

His appointment to Dromore was announced on 31 Jan 1916 and he received episcopal consecration in Newry on 30 April 1916.[4]

Among his principal works as Bishop was wiping out the debt on and thus formally consecrating the cathedral of Saints Patrick and Colman in Newry and the restoration of the Cathedral Chapter.[5]

He died in office in August 1943.[citation needed]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Chronology" (PDF). www.storyfinders.co.uk.
  2. ^ Canning, Bernard (1988). Bishops of Ireland 1870-1987. Ballyshannon: Donegal Democrat. p. 133. ISBN 1870963008.
  3. ^ "Parish History - Parish of Clones". www.clonesparish.com.
  4. ^ Cheney, David M. "Bishop Edward Mulhern [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org.
  5. ^ http://www.lurganparish.com/publications/newsletter/4_th_September[2016-9-4].pdf [bare URL PDF]

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Dromore
1916–1943
Succeeded by