Daniel Foley (bishop)
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Daniel Foley | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Diocese of Ballarat | |
| Diocese | Ballarat |
| Installed | 24 August 1916 |
| Term ended | 31 October 1941 |
| Predecessor | Joseph Higgins |
| Successor | James Patrick O'Collins |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 8 December 1889 at St Patrick's College Chapel, Maynooth by James Francis Corbett |
| Consecration | 24 August 1916 at St Francis Xavier's Cathedral, Adelaide by Thomas Joseph Carr |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Daniel Foley 25 January 1865 |
| Died | 31 October 1941 (aged 76) |
| Buried | St Patrick's Cathedral, Ballarat |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Occupation | Catholic bishop |
| Alma mater | St Patrick's College, Maynooth |
| Motto | In deo spes mea (My hope is in God) |
Daniel Foley (25 January 1865 – 31 October 1941) was an Irish-born Australian bishop of the Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Ballarat for 25 years through the early 20th century.
Foley was born in Ballyhea, County Cork to Maurice and Elizabeth Foley. He was first cousin of the future Archbishop Daniel Mannix of Melbourne. Foley's mother Elizabeth was sisters with Mannix's mother Ellen.[1] He was educated at Mount Melleray Abbey and then at St Colman's College, Fermoy before beginning studies for the priesthood at St Patrick's College, Maynooth.[2]
Priesthood
Foley was ordained to the priesthood on 8 December 1889 as a priest for the Diocese of Cloyne.[3]
In 1890 he came to Ballarat with Bishop James Moore, Bishop of Ballarat, who had travelled to Ireland to recruit priests for the Diocese of Ballarat.[4]
For seven years prior to his elevation to the episcopate, he served in the parish of Terang.[5]