| Right Reverend Patrick Durcan | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Achonry | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Achonry |
| Installed | 30 October 1852 |
| Term ended | 1 May 1875 |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 21 May 1820 |
| Consecration | 30 November 1852 by Archbishop John MacHale |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1790-02-05)5 February 1790 Kilmactigue, Ireland |
| Died | 1 May 1875(1875-05-01) (aged 85) |
| Alma mater | St Patrick's College, Maynooth (DD) |
Patrick Durcan (5 February 1790 – 1 May 1875) was an Irish Roman Catholic clergyman who served as Bishop of Achonry from 1852 until his death. The son of John and Mary Durcan (née Rowan), he helped to translate the Vulgate into the English language, published in 1857.
He was educated at St Patrick's College, Maynooth. In 1832 he became parish priest at Collooney. He is buried at the Cathedral of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Nathy, Ballaghaderreen.
References
- ^ Brady, William Maziere (1876). The episcopal succession in England, Scotland and Ireland, A.D. 1400 to 1875. pp. 193–194.
- Durcan Family
- Oxford Scolarly Editions
- Diocesan web-site
- 'Bishops' Brendan Hoban "The Furrow" Vol. 63, No. 9 (September 2012), pp. 413-416 (4 pages)
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 413. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- The Holy Bible Translated from the Latin Vulgate, Etc. 1857. p. 3.
- 'A Dominant Church: The Diocese of Achonry, 1818-1960' Swords, L Dublin;Columba Press; 2005 ISBN 1856073955
- "Dean Patrick Durcan 1790-1875 parish priest and church builder". homepage.eircom.net/~jas. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
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| Preceded byPatrick MacNicholas | Bishop of Achonry 1852–1875 |
Succeeded byFrancis McCormack |
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