Brendan Leahy
| Brendan Leahy | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Limerick | |
| Diocese | Limerick |
| See | Limerick |
| Appointed | 10 January 2013 |
| Installed | 14 April 2013 |
| Predecessor | Donal Brendan Murray |
| Orders | |
| Ordination |
5 June 1986 by Kevin McNamara |
| Consecration |
14 April 2013 by Dermot Clifford |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
28 March 1960 Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Alma mater | University College Dublin, Mater Dei Institute of Education, Clonliffe College, King's Inns, Pontifical Gregorian University |
Brendan Leahy (28 March 1960– ) is the 49th and current Bishop of Limerick. Bishop Leahy was appointed on 10 January 2013 by Pope Benedict XVI.[1][2]
Born and raised in Dublin in Crumlin and Rathfarnham, his father was a school teacher. He was educated at University College Dublin (where he studied law) from 1977-1980,[3] Mater Dei Institute of Education 1980-1981, Clonliffe College 1980-1983, King's Inns. He left Ireland to study theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome from 1983-1986.[4] He began studying for professional qualifications to be a barrister in 1981, graduating in 1983 and was ordained to the priesthood on 5 June 1986 for the Diocese of Dublin.[5] From 1983-1991 he studied for an STD degree in theology from the Gregorian entitled The Marian Principle in the Church According to Hans Urs Von Balthasar.[6]
An author of a number of publications and books, and a von Balthasar scholar.[7] For eight months, he was curate at Clonskeagh, then was appointed Professor at Mater Dei Institute of Education, Dublin in 1992 serving until 2006. He was concurrently professor at the diocesan seminary of Holy Cross College, Clonliffe from 1992-1999. In the years 1999-2004 he served as curate in the parish of Lusk.
From 2006 until 2013 he served as a professor of systematic theology at the Pontifical University and National Seminary in St. Patrick's College in Maynooth. Leahy served as chairman of the Diocesan Commission for Ecumenism of the Archdiocese of Dublin and Secretary of the Ecumenical Commission of the Irish Catholic Bishops Conference.
He was ordained a bishop on 14 April 2013 by Archbishop Dermot Clifford.
References
- ↑ Pope appoints Dublin priest as new Bishop of Limerick By Barry Duggan, Irish Independent, Thursday, January 10, 2013.
- ↑ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0110/bishop-of-limerick-brendan-leahy.html
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-12-27. Retrieved 2013-01-10.
- ↑
- ↑ Rev. Brendan Leahy Archived December 27, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. - Biography, Maynooth College Website.
- ↑ NOMINA DEL VESCOVO DI LIMERICK (IRLANDA)
- ↑ Rev. Brendan Leahy Veritas Books.
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| Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Donal Murray |
Bishop of Limerick 2013–present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |