Kieran O'Reilly

Archbishop's coat of arms by Kieran O'Reilly

Kieran O'Reilly SMA (born August 8, 1952 in Cork , Ireland ) is an Irish religious and Roman Catholic Archbishop of Cashel and Emly .

Life

Kieran O'Reilly entered the novitiate of the Society of Africa Missions in Wilton, Cork , in 1970 and then studied philosophy and theology at St. Patrick's College in Maynooth . In 1974 he received a bachelor's degree in literary studies and in 1977 in theology. 1978 followed a diploma in missiology. He made solemn vows on April 10, 1977. On June 17, 1978, Kieran O'Reilly was ordained a priest . He was then a pastor for two years in the Archdiocese of Monrovia in Liberia . In 1980 he was after Rome sent, where he developed the Pontifical Biblical Institute attended and in 1984 the licentiatein Biblical Studies . He then taught biblical studies at the seminary in Ibadan, Nigeria . From 1990 to 1995 he was a member of the Provincial Council of the Irish Religious Province of his institute, based in Cork . In May 1995 he was elected Vicar General and in 2001 Superior General of the Society of Africa Missions. In 2007 he was re-elected for a further term.

Pope Benedict XVI appointed him bishop of Killaloe on May 18, 2010 . He was ordained episcopal on August 30 of the same year by the Archbishop of Cashel and Emly , Dermot Clifford ; Co- consecrators were Bishop Emeritus of Killaloe, Willie Walsh , and Bishop Emeritus of Ndola , Noel Charles O'Regan SMA.

Pope Francis appointed him Archbishop of Cashel and Emly on November 22, 2014 .

Web links

Entry for Kieran O'Reilly on catholic-hierarchy.org
Article: Superior General of the Africa Missionaries to be Bishop of Killaloe from May 19, 2010 on Order accessed online on May 19, 2010

Individual evidence

^ Rinuncia dell Vescovo Vescovo di Killaloe (Irlanda) e Nomina dell Successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , May 18, 2010, accessed November 22, 2014 (Italian).
^ Rinuncia dell'Arcivescovo Metropolita di Cashel and Emly (Irlanda) e nomina del nuovo Arcivescovo Metropolita. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, November 22, 2014, accessed November 22, 2014 (Italian).

personal data
SURNAME	O'Reilly, Kieran
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	O'Reilly, Kieran SMA
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Irish religious, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Cashel and Emly
DATE OF BIRTH	August 8, 1952
PLACE OF BIRTH	Cork , Ireland

[1] Rinuncia dell Vescovo Vescovo di Killaloe (Irlanda) e Nomina dell Successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , May 18, 2010, accessed November 22, 2014 (Italian).

[2] Rinuncia dell'Arcivescovo Metropolita di Cashel and Emly (Irlanda) e nomina del nuovo Arcivescovo Metropolita. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, November 22, 2014, accessed November 22, 2014 (Italian).