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Donal Herlihy was an Irish Roman Catholic clergyman who served as the Bishop of Ferns from |
Donal Herlihy was an Irish Roman Catholic clergyman who served as the Bishop of [[Ferns]] from 1964 to 1983. |
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He was born in Cork in 1908 and studied at |
He was born in Knocknagree Co. Cork (within the jurisdiction of [[Kerry]] diocese in 1908 and studied at [[St. Brendan's College, Killarney]]. He studied for the priesthood in Rome was ordained priest there in 1931. Further studies in scripture led to him being appointed Professor of Sacred Scripture in [[All Hallows College, Dublin]]. |
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He returned to Rome and the [[Pontifical Irish College]] in 1947 as Vice Rector becoming Rector in 1951. In 1964 it was announced he would become Bishop of Ferns and he was consecrated Bishop in the [[Basilica of St John Lateran]] on November 16th 1964, the principal consecrator being Cardinal Confalonieri. |
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As Bishop he came in for fierce criticism in the [[Ferns Report]] which said he repeatedly placed priests whom he knew to be paedophiles to be placed in parishes where access to young people was easily available. One writer described Herlihy's manner in Wexford town as "regally unapproachable"<ref>https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=W4nJDgAAQBAJ&pg=PA111&lpg=PA111&dq=Bishop+Donal+Herlihy&source=bl&ots=nfGRSDel_j&sig=38TBkL_77zNcxKfVbEunfEVRBI0&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi1xK67_KfZAhUJB8AKHawRAMw4ChDoAQgsMAE#v=onepage&q=Bishop%20Donal%20Herlihy&f=false </ref> |
As Bishop he came in for fierce criticism in the [[Ferns Report]] which said he repeatedly placed priests whom he knew to be paedophiles to be placed in parishes where access to young people was easily available. One writer described Herlihy's manner in Wexford town as "regally unapproachable"<ref>https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=W4nJDgAAQBAJ&pg=PA111&lpg=PA111&dq=Bishop+Donal+Herlihy&source=bl&ots=nfGRSDel_j&sig=38TBkL_77zNcxKfVbEunfEVRBI0&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi1xK67_KfZAhUJB8AKHawRAMw4ChDoAQgsMAE#v=onepage&q=Bishop%20Donal%20Herlihy&f=false </ref> |
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It is now known that at the start of his episcopal ministry in 1966 Bishop Herlihy assessed allegations of sexual behaviour towards boys in a dormitory of [[St Peter’s College, Wexford]] by Fr Donal Collins as a moral failure. Collins was sent away for two years and then permitted to return to the school becoming head of the college in 1985. <ref>https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ferns-diocese-how-the-story-of-sexual-abuse-unfolded-1.630902 </ref> |
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Revision as of 15:06, 15 February 2018
Donal Herlihy was an Irish Roman Catholic clergyman who served as the Bishop of Ferns from 1964 to 1983.
He was born in Knocknagree Co. Cork (within the jurisdiction of Kerry diocese in 1908 and studied at St. Brendan's College, Killarney. He studied for the priesthood in Rome was ordained priest there in 1931. Further studies in scripture led to him being appointed Professor of Sacred Scripture in All Hallows College, Dublin.
He returned to Rome and the Pontifical Irish College in 1947 as Vice Rector becoming Rector in 1951. In 1964 it was announced he would become Bishop of Ferns and he was consecrated Bishop in the Basilica of St John Lateran on November 16th 1964, the principal consecrator being Cardinal Confalonieri.
As Bishop he came in for fierce criticism in the Ferns Report which said he repeatedly placed priests whom he knew to be paedophiles to be placed in parishes where access to young people was easily available. One writer described Herlihy's manner in Wexford town as "regally unapproachable"[1]
It is now known that at the start of his episcopal ministry in 1966 Bishop Herlihy assessed allegations of sexual behaviour towards boys in a dormitory of St Peter’s College, Wexford by Fr Donal Collins as a moral failure. Collins was sent away for two years and then permitted to return to the school becoming head of the college in 1985. [2]
- ^ https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=W4nJDgAAQBAJ&pg=PA111&lpg=PA111&dq=Bishop+Donal+Herlihy&source=bl&ots=nfGRSDel_j&sig=38TBkL_77zNcxKfVbEunfEVRBI0&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi1xK67_KfZAhUJB8AKHawRAMw4ChDoAQgsMAE#v=onepage&q=Bishop%20Donal%20Herlihy&f=false
- ^ https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ferns-diocese-how-the-story-of-sexual-abuse-unfolded-1.630902