Philip Boyce
Philip Boyce OCD (born January 25, 1940 in Downings , County Donegal ) is an Irish religious and emeritus Roman Catholic Bishop of Raphoe .
Life
Boyce went to school in Meevagh at Derrhassen School and Castlemartyr College in County Cork . After finishing school he studied philosophy in Dublin and Catholic theology at the Pontifical Faculty Teresianum in Rome , where he was ordained a priest on April 17, 1966 . Boyce became a member of the Discalced Carmelite Order . In 1977 he became a doctor of theology with a dissertation on the spirituality of Cardinal John Henry Newman . After completing his studies, he taught dogmatics at the Teresianum in Rome .
On June 29, 1995, Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Raphoe . The secretary of the Congregation for Bishops , Archbishop Jorge María Mejía , ordained him episcopal on October 1st of the same year . Co- consecrators were the Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland, Archbishop Emanuele Gerada , and his predecessor Séamus Hegarty , Bishop of Derry .
In May 1999 the Pope appointed him a member of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Order of the Sacraments .
On June 9, 2017, Pope Francis accepted his age-related resignation.
From March 26, 2018 to April 15 of the following year, he was Apostolic Administrator of the vacant Diocese of Dromore .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Rinuncia del Vescovo di Raphoe (Irlanda) e nomina del successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , June 9, 2017, accessed June 9, 2017 (Italian).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Séamus Hegarty |
Bishop of Raphoe 1995-2017 |
Alexander Aloysius McGuckian SJ |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Boyce, Philip |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Boyce, Philip OCD |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Irish religious and retired Roman Catholic Bishop of Raphoe |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 25, 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Downings , County Donegal , Ireland |