Joseph Cassidy (Bishop)
Joseph Cassidy (born October 29, 1933 in Charlestown , County Mayo , † January 31, 2013 in Ballinasloe , County Galway ) was Roman Catholic Archbishop of Tuam .
Life
Joseph Cassidy was ordained a priest on June 21, 1959 . From 1959 to 1977 he was a teacher of English language, drama and English literature at Saint Joseph College (Garbally College) in Ballinasloe , of which he was rector from 1977 to 1979.
Pope John Paul II appointed him coadjutor bishop of Clonfert on August 24, 1979 . The Apostolic Nuncio in Ireland , Gaetano Alibrandi , donated him episcopal ordination on September 23 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were Joseph Cunnane , Archbishop of Tuam , and Thomas Flynn , Bishop of Achonry .
After Thomas Ryan's resignation , he succeeded him on May 1, 1982 as Bishop of Clonfert. On August 22, 1987, he was appointed Archbishop of Tuam. In the 1980s he was spokesman for the Irish Bishops' Conference . His resignation was granted on June 28, 1994 by Pope John Paul II. He then worked as pastor of Moore until 2009.
After a priest was sentenced to prison for sexually abusing children in 1997, Cassidy stated that there were no known complaints about this priest during his time as Archbishop.
Web links
- Entry on Joseph Cassidy on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved February 3, 2013.
Individual evidence
- ↑ SADNESS AT DEATH OF ARCHBISHOP JOSEPH CASSIDY
- ↑ Grilling for Church in sex priest scandal , The Independent , November 20, 1997
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Cunnane |
Archbishop of Tuam 1987-1994 |
Michael Neary |
| Thomas Ryan |
Bishop of Clonfert 1982–1987 |
John Kirby |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cassidy, Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Irish clergyman, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Tuam |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 29, 1933 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Charlestown , County Mayo |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 31, 2013 |
| Place of death | Ballinasloe , County Galway |