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Irish bishop (1941–2016)

The Most Reverend
Gerard Clifford
Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Armagh
Titular Bishop of Hieron
ChurchRoman Catholic
ArchdioceseArmagh
Appointed25 March 1991
Term ended26 February 2013
PredecessorFrancis Lenny
SuccessorMichael Router
Other post(s)Titular Bishop of Hieron
Orders
Ordination18 June 1967
Consecration21 April 1991
by Cahal Daly
Personal details
Born24 June 1941
Lordship, County Louth Ireland
Died12 December 2016 (aged 75)
Dublin, Ireland
Alma materSt. Patrick’s College, Maynooth

Gerard Clifford (24 June 1941 – 12 December 2016) was an Irish prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Armagh, Northern Ireland from 1991 until 2013. He was born in Lordship, County Louth. He was educated at Bellurgan National School, Bush Vocational School, St Mary's College, Dundalk, and Saint Patrick’s College, Armagh. He studied for the priesthood at St. Patrick’s College, Maynooth and undertook postgraduate studies both in Maynooth and in the Jesuit Lumen Vitae, Brussels.

Clifford was ordained a priest on 18 June 1967 for the diocese and was appointed an auxiliary bishop of Armagh and Titular Bishop of Hieron on 25 March 1991. His episcopal consecration took place on 21 April 1991. The Principal Consecrator was Cardinal Daly; his Principal Co-Consecrators were Archbishop Emanuele Gerada, the Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland, and Francis Joseph MacKiernan, Bishop of Kilmore.

References

  1. "Bishop Gerard Clifford". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 28 October 2009.
  2. Funeral arrangements for the late Bishop Clifford RIP Catholic Bishops, 13 December 2016.

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