Francis Gerard Brooks

Francis Gerard Brooks (14 January 1924 — 4 September 2010^[1]) was the Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Dromore, Northern Ireland.^[2] Born in Rathfriland, County Down, he was ordained a Catholic priest on 19 June 1949 for the Diocese of Dromore.^[3]

Brooks was appointed bishop of the diocese on 20 November 1975, and was ordained a bishop on 25 January 1976.^[3] The principal consecrator was Cardinal William Conway; the principal co-consecrators were the Papal Nuncio Archbishop Gaetano Alibrandi and Bishop Eugene O'Doherty, the retiring bishop of the diocese.

Brooks retired on 4 June 1999,^[3] and was succeeded by John McAreavey. He remained as Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Dromore until his death on 2 September 2010, aged 86.^[3]

References

^ Cardinal Brady pays tribute to Bishop Francis Gerard Brooks
^ Ordination of Bishop Brooks
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Bishop Francis Gerard Brooks †, Bishop Emeritus of Dromore". Catholic Hierarchy. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bbrooks.html. Retrieved 2010-09-16.

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Name	Brooks, Francis Gerard
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Date of birth	1924
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Date of death	2010
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