Joseph Duffy
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| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Senior posting | |
| See | Clogher |
| Title | Bishop of Clogher |
| Period in office | 2 September 1979 — |
| Predecessor | Bishop Patrick Mulligan |
| Successor | Incumbent |
| Religious career | |
| Previous post | Curate, Enniskillen |
| Personal | |
| Date of birth | February 3, 1934 |
| Place of birth | Dublin |
Joseph Duffy (born February 3, 1934) is the Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Clogher in Ireland since 1979. He resides in Monaghan town, Ireland.
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[edit] Biography of Joseph Duffy
Joseph Duffy was born in Dublin in Ireland, and was ordained to the priesthood on June 22, 1958, at the age of 24. Fr. Duffy served in St. Macartan's College in Monaghan and, for five years, as a curate in St. Michael's parish, Enniskillen and chaplain to St Fanchea's College.
On July 7, 1979, Fr. Duffy was named bishop-elect of Clogher, at the age of 45, becoming the first Irish Bishop to be appointed by Pope John Paul II. He was ordained a bishop in St Macartan's Cathedral, Monaghan on September 2 the same year.[1] The Principal Principal Consecrator was the Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, Tomás Cardinal Ó Fiaich[2]; the papal nuncio to Ireland, Archbishop Gaetano Alibrandi[3] and his predecessor, Bishop Patrick Mulligan[4]acted as the Principal Co-consecrators. The youngest Irish bishop at the time of his ordination, Dr. Duffy is currently the second longest serving ordinary in Ireland.
[edit] His years as Bishop of Clogher
During the 1980s Bishop Duffy was Chairman of the Liturgy Commission of the Irish Bishops Conference. During this time he also undertook the re-ordering of the gothic St Macartan's Cathedral in Monaghan. This work has won much praise and comment from numerous commentators. A former teacher, Bishop Duffy is also an well known educationalist and has participated in a number of Church Commissions on Educational matters, particularly in Northern Ireland, which covers a large part of his Diocese. For some years during the 1990s he served as media spokesman for the Irish Bishops Conference. He is currently Chairman of the Commission for Communications of the Irish Bishops' Conference and is also the representative of the Irish Bishops on the Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Union ([COMECE]). In addition to his formal duties as Bishop, Duffy has served as Chairman of the Clogher Historical Society and was a former editor of its Journal- "Clogher Record". He is a noted historian and celtic scholar.
His Church of Ireland counterpart is Michael Jackson. In 2002, Duffy and Jackson delivered a joint Christmas message[1]. Both Duffy and Jackson were also present at a service in honour of Saint Macartan, Patron Saint of Clogher. The service took place at St. Macartan's College, the Catholic Diocesan Seminary in Monaghan. It marked the celebration of fifteen hundred years of Christian witness in Clogher diocese.
| Preceded by Patrick Mulligan |
Bishop of Clogher 1979 – |
Succeeded by incumbent |
[edit] References
- ^ Ordination of Joseph Duffy
- ^ Tomás Cardinal Ó Fiaich
- ^ Archbishop Gaetano Alibrandi
- ^ Bishop Patrick Mulligan
[edit] External links
- Bishop Joseph Duffy - a Catholic-Hierarchy page giving information such as Duffy's age in years to two decimal places
- "Irish bishops back Nice treaty" - BBC News article dated Tuesday, October 8, 2002, quoting Duffy's views on the Treaty of Nice
- http://www.clogherdiocese.ie
