Jump to content

Vincent Hanly

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by UpperArthur (talk | contribs) at 11:38, 20 February 2018. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

The Most Reverend Vincent Hanly DD (22 Apr 1899–9 Nov 1970) was an Irish Roman Catholic clergyman who served as the Bishop of Elphin from 1950 to 1970.[1]


He studied for the priesthood at Maynooth College and was ordained a priest for service in the Diocese of Elphin on 17 June 1923. In 1924 he went to Summerhill College as Professor of Mathematics and Latin.

He attended all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council

He is one of the founders of St. Aloysius College.

References

  1. ^ Bishop Vincent Hanly. Catholic Hierarchy website. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Elphin
1950–1970
Succeeded by