Joseph Cunnane
Joseph Cunnane ( Irish Seosamh Ó Cuinneáin ; born October 5, 1913 in Knock , County Mayo , Ireland ; † March 8, 2001 in Tuam ) was an Irish Roman Catholic clergyman and Archbishop of Tuam .
Life
Joseph Cunnane studied at St Jarlath's College in Tuam and was ordained a priest on June 18, 1939 . From 1941 to 1958 he worked as a lecturer in Irish language at St Jarlath's College . As early as 1954, he was a member of a liturgical congress that initiated reforms in Ireland that were later to be decided at the Second Vatican Council . After pastoral activities in County Mayo, he worked as a curate in Clifden from 1967 .
Pope Paul VI appointed him on January 31, 1969 Archbishop of Tuam. He received his episcopal ordination on March 17 of the same year his emeritus predecessor Joseph Walsh . Co- consecrators were Thomas Morris , Archbishop of Cashel and Emly , and James Fergus , Bishop of Achonry . At the Irish Bishops' Conference , Cunnane headed the Episcopal Commissions on Liturgy, Emigrants and Laity. In his home town of Knock, an important place of pilgrimage in Europe, he sponsored the construction of a new basilica , which, in view of the increasing number of pilgrims, was particularly desired by Monsignor James Horan, who worked there. The basilica was inaugurated on August 15, 1976.
Pope John Paul II accepted Cunnane's resignation on July 11, 1987. In 1997, after a priest from the Tuam Archdiocese of Tuam for sexually abusing several children was sentenced to several years in prison, his successor Joseph Cassidy declared that the records Cunnane had left contained no complaints against this priest. Joseph Cunnane lived in Knock until 1993 when he was placed in the Bon Secours Hospital in Tuam due to a serious illness . He died there in March 2001 at the age of 87.
Web links
- Entry on Joseph Cunnane on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Report of death with biography on the website of the Irish Bishops' Conference
Individual evidence
- ↑ Grilling for Church in sex priest scandal , The Independent , November 20, 1997
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Walsh |
Archbishop of Tuam 1969–1987 |
Joseph Cassidy |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cunnane, Joseph |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ó Cuinneáin, Seosamh |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Irish Roman Catholic clergyman, Archbishop of Tuam |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 5, 1913 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Knock , County Mayo , United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 8, 2001 |
| Place of death | Tuam (Ireland) |