John Buckley (Bishop)

John Buckley (born November 2, 1939 in Inchigela , County Cork ) is an Irish clergyman and emeritus Roman Catholic Bishop of Cork and Ross .

Life

After finishing school, Buckley studied Roman Catholic theology at St. Patrick's College in Maynooth . Buckley was ordained a priest on June 20, 1965 . He then taught at St. Finbarrs College in Farranferris , of which he later became president.

Pope John Paul II appointed him on March 16, 1984 auxiliary bishop in the diocese of Cork and Ross and titular bishop of Leptis Magna . The Bishop of Cork and Ross, Michael Murphy , gave him on April 29 of that year, the episcopal ordination . Co- consecrators were the Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland, Archbishop Gaetano Alibrandi , and the Archbishop of Cashel and Emly , Thomas Morris .

On December 19, 1997, Buckley was named Bishop of Cork and Ross. The inauguration took place on February 8 of the following year.

Pope Francis accepted his age-related resignation on April 8, 2019.

Web links

Entry for John Buckley on catholic-hierarchy.org

Individual evidence

^ Rinuncia del Vescovo di Cork and Ross (Irlanda) e nomina del successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , April 8, 2019, accessed April 8, 2019 (Italian).

predecessor	Office	successor
Michael Murphy	Bishop of Cork and Ross 1997–2019	Fintan Gavin

personal data
SURNAME	Buckley, John
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Irish clergyman, Roman Catholic Bishop Emeritus of Cork and Ross
DATE OF BIRTH	November 2, 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH	Inchigela , County Cork

[1] Rinuncia del Vescovo di Cork and Ross (Irlanda) e nomina del successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , April 8, 2019, accessed April 8, 2019 (Italian).