Bernard Hackett (bishop)
Bernard Hackett | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Waterford and Lismore | |
| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Metropolis | Cashel and Emly |
| Diocese | Waterford and Lismore |
| Appointed | 29 January 1916 |
| Installed | 19 March 1916 |
| Term ended | 1 June 1932 |
| Predecessor | Richard Alphonsus Sheehan |
| Successor | Jeremiah Kinane |
| Other post(s) | Rector, Redemptorist College at Marianella, Rathgar |
| Previous post(s) | Rector, Redemptorist College at Mount St Alphonsus, Limerick |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 24 June 1888 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 May 1863 Dungarvan, County Waterford, Ireland |
| Died | 1 June 1932 (aged 69) Waterford, County Waterford, Ireland |
| Alma mater | Mount Melleray Seminary St John's College, Waterford St Patrick's College, Maynooth |
Bernard Hackett CSSR (b Dungarvan 24 May 1863; d Waterford 1 June 1932) was an Irish Roman Catholic clergyman who served as the Bishop of Waterford and Lismore from 1916 until his death.[1][2][3]
Life
[edit]Hackett was educated at Mount Melleray Seminary; St John's College, Waterford; and St Patrick's College, Maynooth.[4] He was on the staff of St John's from 1890 until 1904.[4] He joined the Redemptorists in 1904[5] and took his vows on 8 September 1905.[6] He served as Rector in Rathgar; and then Limerick.[7] Hackett was ordained Bishop of Waterford and Lismore on 19 March 1916, and served until his death.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Bishop Bernard Hackett †Deceased Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, Ireland". Catholic Hierarchy. Roman Catholic Church. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
Bishop Bernard Hackett C.SS.R. (born 24 May 1863, died 1 Jun 1932) Bishop of Waterford and Lismore
- ^ "Letter from Bishop B. Hackett to Hagan". Georgetown University. 17 July 1922. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ "Letter from Bernard Hackett, Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, to John Redmond insisting his action was unintelligible". National Library of Ireland. 4 October 1916. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ a b Canning, Bernard (1988). Bishops of Ireland 1870-1987. Ballyshannon: Donegal Democrat. p. 304. ISBN 1870963008.
- ^ Thom's Irish Who's Who. Dublin: Alexander Thom & Co. 1923.
WATERFORD AND LISMORE, Bishop of, The Most Rev. Bernard Hackett, D.D.; cons., 17th March, 1916, in succession to Most Rev. Dr. Sheehan, D.D. Educ. at Mount Melleray. St. John's College, Waterford, and Maynooth; Priest, 1888; Professor at St. John's College, Waterford, 1888-1900; joined Redemptorist Order, 1904. Res.: John's Hill, Waterford.
- ^ A DICTIONARY of the REDEMPTORISTS (PDF). Rome: Collegium S. Alfonsi de U rb. 1987. p. 150.
Coming to the Redemptorists, Hackett took his vows on 8 September 1905
- ^ "The Catholic Columbian, Volume 41, Number 9, 3 March 1916". Catholic News Archive. 3 March 1916. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
It was not until sixteen years after his ordination in 1888 that he joined the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, rapidly rising to high office therein. He soon be came rector, first of the Dublin, then of the Limerick house of the order
- ^ Moody, Martin & Byrne 1984, A New History of Ireland, volume IX, pp. 368–370.
Sources
[edit]- Moody, T. W.; Martin, F. X.; Byrne, F. J., eds. (1984). Maps, Genealogies, Lists: A Companion to Irish History, Part II. A New History of Ireland. Vol. IX. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-821745-5.
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