Daniel Cohalan (bishop of Cork)
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Daniel Cohalan (1858–1952) was an
Early life
He was born in
Episcopal career
He was appointed
Cohalan was an outspoken critic during the
Bessborough was run by the Sisters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary and when the department "sought a change of superior in Bessborough because of the appallingly high death rate, he [Catholic Bishop of Cork Dr Daniel Cohalan] denounced the request. The replacement of the Bessborough superior was delayed for four years after the department requested it, and many infants died during that time. It seems probable that the bishop’s intervention was elicited by the congregation."[5]
He died in office at Bon Secours Hospital, Cork on 24 August 1952, aged 94. Originally buried at St Finbarr's College, Farranferris, he was reinterred in the grounds of St Mary and St Anne's Cathedral, Cork in 1996.[1][2][3]
His nephew of the same name,
References
- ^ a b c d e "Most Rev. Daniel Cohalan". Diocese of Cork and Ross. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
- ^ a b c d "Bishop Daniel Cohalan". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
- ^ ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- ISBN 0-7171-1567-4.
- Irish Times. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
External links
- Woods, C. J. (October 2009). "Cohalan (Coghlan), Daniel". dib.ie. Dictionary of Irish Biography.
