Thomas Finnegan
Thomas Anthony Finnegan (26 August 1925 – 25 December 2011)[1] was the Bishop of Killala, County Mayo, Ireland from 1987 to 2002.[2]
Life
Thomas Anthony Finnegan was born on 26 August 1925, in
He served first as Chaplain at St Angela's College, Sligo before undertaking postgraduate studies in Education and Canon Law.[citation needed]
In 1960 he became Junior Dean at
In 1979, he was appointed to be Director of the Marriage Tribunal in Galway which adjudicated on annulments
Bishop
In July 1987 he succeeded Bishop Thomas McDonnell as Bishop of Killala. He was a founder member of the Council for the West along with the other west of Ireland bishops.[citation needed]
In 1998 Bishop Finnegan founded the Newman Institute which offers courses in counseling, theology and spirituality.[6] Also in 2002, Finnegan was succeeded by Monsignor John Fleming.[2] Bishop Finnegan celebrated his Diamond Jubilee in 2011.[7]
Death
He died in Sligo General hospital on Christmas Day 2011, aged 86, and was buried in the grounds of Saint Muredach's Cathedral, Ballina.[8]
See also
References
- ^ "Bishop Thomas Anthony Finnegan". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ^ a b "New Catholic Bishop of Killala appointed". RTÉ. 19 February 2002. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
- ^ "Bishop Tom Finnegan - Independent.ie".
- ^ "Homily of Bishop John Fleming at the Requiem Mass of his predecessor, Bishop Thomas Finnegan".
- ^ "Homily of Bishop John Fleming at the Requiem Mass of his predecessor, Bishop Thomas Finnegan".
- ^ "Institute to foster Catholic..." The Irish Times. 3 August 1998. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
- Maynooth College. 14 June 2011. Archived from the originalon 12 May 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
- ^ "Tributes Paid to Bishop Thomas Finnegan". clericalwhispers.blogspot.co.uk.