Thomas Broderick
Thomas Broderick (born December 23, 1882 in Kilflynn , Ireland ; † October 13, 1933 ) was an Irish clergyman and Vicar Apostolic of western Nigeria, which later became the Archdiocese of Benin City .
Life
On July 15, 1906, Broderick was ordained a priest of the Society of Africa Missions . For the next two years he served as a missionary on the Gold Coast . From 1908 to 1910 he taught as a professor at Apostolic College Ballinafad in County Mayo , Ireland. He also ran the college as principal . He then held the same position until 1916 at the College of the Society in Blackrock, County Cork . In 1917 he became Apostolic Prefect of Western Nigeria.
On August 24, 1918, Pope Benedict XV appointed him as Vicar Apostolic of Western Nigeria and Titular Bishop of Petnelissus . Bishop Charles O'Sullivan , Bishop of Kerry , ordained him on December 8, 1918, with the assistance of Daniel Cohalan , Bishop of Cork , and Denis Hallinan , Bishop of Limerick .
Individual evidence
- ^ Broderick (Thomas). In: The Catholic Who's Who and Year-Book 1930. Burns, Oates & Washbourne, London 1930.
- ^ Bishop Thomas Broderick (Catholic Hierarchy). Retrieved March 10, 2019 .
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| SURNAME | Broderick, Thomas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Irish Clergyman and Vicar Apostolic of Western Nigeria |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 23, 1882 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kilflynn , Ireland |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 13, 1933 |