Patrick Mulligan (bishop)
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Most Reverend Dr Patrick Mulligan | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Clogher | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| See | Clogher |
| In office | 18 January 1970 – 7 July 1979; |
| Predecessor | Most Reverend Dr Eugene O'Callaghan |
| Successor | Most Reverend Dr Joseph Duffy |
| Previous post(s) | Archdeacon of Clogher |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 June 1912 Lisbellaw, County Fermanagh, Ireland |
| Died | 21 January 1990 (aged 77) |
Patrick Mulligan (born 9 June 1912 – 21 January 1990) was the Roman Catholic Bishop of Clogher in Ireland from 18 January 1970 until 7 July 1979, when he was succeeded by Joseph Duffy.
He was born at Lisbellaw, County Fermanagh[1] and educated at St Macartan's College, Monaghan and St Patrick's College, Maynooth.[2]
He studied for the priesthood at St Patrick's College, Maynooth, and was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Clogher in 1937, a classmate of Cardinal William Conway. Later, Mulligan served as Diocesan Secretary for a period and also a teacher in St Macartan's College, Monaghan, and St Tiarnach's School, Clones, County Monaghan. He became the first President of St Michael's College, Enniskillen in 1957, retiring from that position in the summer of 1966.
In that year, he was appointed Archdeacon of Clogher and Parish Priest of Carrickmacross.[3]
