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'''John Fleming''', DD, DCL, (born 16 February 1948) is an [[Irish people|Irish]] [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] clergyman who has been the [[Bishop of Killala]] since 2002.<ref name=bflemingj>{{Catholic-hierarchy|bishop|bflemingj|Bishop John Fleming|8 December 2014}}</ref> |
'''John Fleming''', DD, DCL, (born 16 February 1948) is an [[Irish people|Irish]] [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] clergyman who has been the [[Bishop of Killala]] since 2002.<ref name=bflemingj>{{Catholic-hierarchy|bishop|bflemingj|Bishop John Fleming|8 December 2014}}</ref> |
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Born in [[Ardpatrick]], [[County Limerick]], Ireland on 16 February 1948, educated at St Munchin's College he went on to study at [[St Patrick's College, Maynooth]] and The Irish College, Rome, he was [[Holy Orders|ordained]] a [[Priesthood (Catholic Church)|priest]] for the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Limerick|Diocese of Limerick]] on 18 June 1972. |
Born in [[Ardpatrick]], [[County Limerick]], Ireland on 16 February 1948, educated at St Munchin's College he went on to study at [[St Patrick's College, Maynooth]] and The Irish College, Rome, he was [[Holy Orders|ordained]] a [[Priesthood (Catholic Church)|priest]] for the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Limerick|Diocese of Limerick]] on 18 June 1972. <ref>https://www.catholicbishops.ie/bishops/bishop-john-fleming/ </ref> |
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He was appointed the [[Bishop (Catholic Church)|Bishop]] of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Killala|Diocese of Killala]] by [[Pope John Paul II]] on 19 February 2002. His [[consecration]] to the [[Episcopal polity|Episcopate]] took place on 7 April 2002, the principal [[consecrator]] was [[Michael Neary (archbishop)|Michael Neary]] (Archbishop of Tuam), with [[Seán Brady|Seán Baptist Brady]] (Archbishop (later Cardinal) of Armagh), and [[Thomas Finnegan|Thomas Anthony Finnegan]] (Bishop Emeritus of Killala) serving as co-consecrators.<ref name=bflemingj/> |
He was appointed the [[Bishop (Catholic Church)|Bishop]] of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Killala|Diocese of Killala]] by [[Pope John Paul II]] on 19 February 2002. His [[consecration]] to the [[Episcopal polity|Episcopate]] took place on 7 April 2002, the principal [[consecrator]] was [[Michael Neary (archbishop)|Michael Neary]] (Archbishop of Tuam), with [[Seán Brady|Seán Baptist Brady]] (Archbishop (later Cardinal) of Armagh), and [[Thomas Finnegan|Thomas Anthony Finnegan]] (Bishop Emeritus of Killala) serving as co-consecrators.<ref name=bflemingj/> |
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John Fleming, DD, DCL, (born 16 February 1948) is an Irish Roman Catholic clergyman who has been the Bishop of Killala since 2002.[1]
Born in Ardpatrick, County Limerick, Ireland on 16 February 1948, educated at St Munchin's College he went on to study at St Patrick's College, Maynooth and The Irish College, Rome, he was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Limerick on 18 June 1972. [2]
He was appointed the Bishop of the Diocese of Killala by Pope John Paul II on 19 February 2002. His consecration to the Episcopate took place on 7 April 2002, the principal consecrator was Michael Neary (Archbishop of Tuam), with Seán Baptist Brady (Archbishop (later Cardinal) of Armagh), and Thomas Anthony Finnegan (Bishop Emeritus of Killala) serving as co-consecrators.[1]
Bishop Fleming studied Canon Law at the Gregorian University, Rome and qualified with a Licentiate in 1981, he returned to Rome to study for his Doctorate in Cannon Law, and was appointed Vice Rector of the Irish College in 1986, and Rector in 1993.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Bishop John Fleming". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ https://www.catholicbishops.ie/bishops/bishop-john-fleming/
- ^ Biography, killaladiocese.org; accessed January 31, 2018.
