William Philbin (Roman Catholic Bishop)
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William J. Philbin D.D. (26 January 1907–23 August 1991) was an Irish Roman Catholic Bishop.
[edit] Career
William Philbin was born in Kiltimagh in County Mayo, Republic of Ireland on the 26 January 1907.
He was ordained on the 21 June 1931.
On the 22 December 1953 Pope Pius XII appointed him Bishop of Clonfert, Ireland.
Upon the Death of Bishop Daniel Mageean in 1962, Pope John XXIII appointed him Bishop of Down and Connor.
He was succeeded by Cahal Daly, (Who was his Peritus at the Second Vatican Council) as Bishop of Down and Connor in 1982.
Dr Philbin died in 1991.
