Liam MacDaid
Liam Seán MacDaid (born July 19, 1945 in Bundoran , County Donegal ) is an Irish clergyman and emeritus Roman Catholic Bishop of Clogher .
Life
MacDaid attended St Louis Infant School and St Macartan's National School in Bundoran, and St Macartan's College in Monaghan . He then studied from 1962 as a seminarian at St Patrick's College in Maynooth .
MacDaid was ordained a priest on June 15, 1969 . He then graduated from the National University of Ireland, Maynooth with a Diploma in Higher Education in 1970 and began teaching at St Macartan's College . From 1981 to 1989 he was President of St Macartan's College . From 1988 to 1996 he was chairman of the priestly council of the diocese of Clogher.
Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Bishop of Clogher on May 6, 2010 . He was ordained episcopal on July 25th of the same year by the Archbishop of Armagh , Seán Baptist Cardinal Brady ; Co- consecrators were Noel Treanor , Bishop of Down and Connor , and MacDaid's predecessor, Joseph Duffy .
Pope Francis accepted his early resignation on October 1, 2016.
Web links
- Diocese of Clogher
- Donegal Democrat: Bundoran man appointed bishop
- Entry for Liam MacDaid on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Msgr Liam Seán MacDaid named as bishop of Clogher , The Irish Times , May 7, 2010
Individual evidence
- ^ Rinuncia del Vescovo di Clogher (Irlanda). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , October 1, 2016, accessed October 1, 2016 (Italian).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Duffy |
Bishop of Clogher 2010–2016 |
Lawrence Duffy |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | MacDaid, Liam |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | MacDaid, Liam Seán |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Irish clergyman, emeritus Roman Catholic Bishop of Clogher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 19, 1945 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bundoran , County Donegal |