Eusebius John Crawford
Eusebius John Crawford OP (born December 4, 1917 in Warrenpoint , Ireland ; † May 31, 2002 ) was Bishop of Gizo , Solomon Islands .
Life
Eusebius John Crawford joined the Dominican Order and was ordained a priest on March 29, 1941 .
John XXIII appointed him on March 1, 1960 as Vicar Apostolic of the Western Solomon Islands and Titular Bishop of Caffa . The Pope personally donated him episcopal ordination on May 8 of the same year ; Co -consecrators were Napoléon-Alexandre Labrie CIM , Former Bishop of Golfe St-Laurent , and Fulton John Sheen , Auxiliary Bishop in New York .
Paul VI raised the Apostolic Vicariate to a diocese on November 15, 1966 and appointed him Bishop of Gizo . On February 3, 1995, John Paul II accepted his age-related resignation.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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Apostolic Vicar of the West Solomon Islands / Bishop of Gizo 1960–1995 |
Bernard Cyril O'Grady OP |
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| SURNAME | Crawford, Eusebius John |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Northern Irish religious, Catholic bishop |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th December 1917 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Warrenpoint |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 31, 2002 |