Patrick Foley

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Rev Dr.
Patrick Foley
DD
Bishop in Kildare and Leighlin
Archdiocese Dublin
Province Kildare
Diocese Kildare and Leighlin
Installed 1896
Term ended 1926 (his death)
Predecessor Rev James Lynch, CM
Successor Dr Matthew Cullen
Orders
Ordination 1881
Personal details
Born 1857
Old Leighlin, County Carlow
Died 1926
Carlow, Ireland
Nationality Irish
Denomination Roman Catholic
Previous post President, Carlow College
Alma mater Carlow College

Rev Dr Patrick Foley BA, DD (1857 – 1926) was a Roman Catholic professor, priest and Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin.

He was born in 1857 at Mensal Lodge, Old Leighlin, County Carlow and educated initially at Leighlinbridge National School,[1] then at the Lay College and the Seminary of St. Patrick's, Carlow College. He graduated with a B.A. from the University of London Carlow College being affiliated to it at the time.[2]

Following ordination he was appointed professor at Carlow College in 1881. In 1886, he became vice-president and in 1892 President of Carlow College, during his tenure the Seminary expanded and all Lay Students were moved to St. Mary's Knockbeg College. During his time in the College he was awarded the degree of Doctor of Divinity. His successor as President of Carlow College was his brother Monsignor John Foley.[3]

In 1895, he was appointed coadjutor of the Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin and one year later, upon on the death of Bishop James Lynch he was appointed Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin. In 1905, he was appointed commissioner of education. In 1908, he was appointed to the Board of the National University in Dublin.[4] He died in 1929 and is buried in the grounds of the Cathedral of the Assumption, Carlow.

References

  1. ↑ The Village Schoolmaster John Conwill (1802 -1880) by Myles Kavanagh, rootsweb.ancestry.com; accessed 17 November 2014.
  2. ↑ Bishop Patrick Foley 1857-1926, CatholicIreland.net/rootsweb.ancestry.com; accessed 17 November 2014.
  3. ↑ Patrick Foley, Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin, 1895-1926, Delany Archive Flickr Account; accessed 17 November 2014.
  4. ↑ Kildare and Leighlin: New Advent website, newadvent.org; accessed 17 November 2014.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Rev. James Lynch CM		 Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin
1896–1926 		Succeeded by
Dr. Matthew Cullen
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