Patrick Leahy (bishop)
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Patrick Leahy (1806–1875) was the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly.
Life
Leahy, named for father Patrick Leahy, civil engineer and county surveyor of Cork, was born near Thurles, County Tipperary, on 31 May 1806, and was educated at Maynooth.
On his ordination he became Roman Catholic curate of a small parish in the diocese of
When the catholic university was opened in Dublin in 1854, he was selected for the office of vice-rector under Dr.
He was a strong advocate of the cause of temperance, and enforced the Sunday closing of the public-houses in his diocese. Owing to his energy the fine cathedral at Thurles was built at a cost of 45,000 pounds.
He died at the episcopal residence near Thurles 26 January 1875, and was buried in Thurles Cathedral on 3 February.
A statue to Leahy was erected in the grounds of Thurles cathedral in 1911. In June 2019 in an act of vandalism, the head of the statue was removed;[2] it was restored in December 2023.[3]
References
- ^ R. C. Diocese Of Cashel & Emly, 1836
- ^ Appeal for return of stolen statue head in Thurles.RTE
- ^ Dundon, Noel (25 December 2023). "Restored Archbishop Leahy statue revealed in Tipperary". Tipperary Live. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Leahy, Patrick". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.