Patrick Walsh (bishop of Down and Connor)
His Lordship Patrick Walsh | |
|---|---|
| Bishop Emeritus of Down and Connor | |
 | |
| Metropolis | Armagh |
| Appointed | 18 March 1991 |
| Term ended | 22 February 2008 |
| Predecessor | Cahal Daly |
| Successor | Noël Treanor |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 25 February 1956 |
| Consecration | 15 May 1983 by Cahal Daly |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 April 1931 |
| Died | 28 December 2023 (aged 92) Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Previous post(s) | Auxiliary Bishop of Down and Connor and Titular Bishop of Ros Cré (1983–1991) |
Patrick Joseph Walsh (9 April 1931 – 28 December 2023) was an Irish
Down and Connor
.
Early life and education
Patrick Joseph Walsh was born on 9 April 1931 at
St Marys CBGS Belfast and won university scholarships
in both science and literature.
Walsh entered
Licentiate in Sacred Theology
and was ordained priest on 25 February 1956.
Priestly ministry
After ordination
group characters
.
Walsh was assigned as a mathematics teacher at
St MacNissi's College, Garron Tower
from 1958 to 1964. He was then chaplain, along with Fr Ambrose Macaulay, at Queen's from 1964 to 1970.
In 1970 he was appointed
board of governors
for the college for many years.
Bishop
In 1983, with
William Philbin. During the ordination ceremony, the assistant priests to Bishop Walsh were Fr Charles Agnew and Fr Hugh Crossin. He was given the titular see
of Ros Cré. His Episcopal Motto was 'Ex Animo Operari', to work with one's heart (Col 3:24).
In 1991, on the elevation of the then Bishop Daly as
Archbishop of Armagh
, Dr Walsh became the 31st Bishop of Down & Connor.
Walsh was the
Bishop Donal McKeown
.
Resignation
Walsh was succeeded as bishop by
Monsignor Noel Treanor
on 22 February 2008.
Death
Walsh died on 28 December 2023, at Nazareth House Care Village in Belfast, where he had been a resident for some time. He was 92. He is buried in St Peter's Cathedral, Belfast. His death came six weeks after that of Bishop Anthony Farquhar who was consecrated with him and who also had been resident at Nazareth House.[2]
| Styles of Patrick Walsh | ||
|---|---|---|
Reference style The Most Reverend | | |
| Spoken style | My Lord | |
| Religious style | Monsignor | |
| Posthumous style | none | |
References
- Diocese of Down & Connor
- Patrick J Walsh on Catholic Hierarchy
- Comments by Secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship on disobedience by bishops
- Specific
