Bernard Patrick Devlin
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Monsignor Bernard Patrick Devlin KC*HS CMG GMH |
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| Roman Catholic Bishop Emeritus of Gibraltar | |
| Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Gibraltar |
| Installed | 6 January 1985 |
| Term ended | 14 April 1998 |
| Predecessor | Edward Rapallo |
| Successor | Charles Caruana |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 9 December 1945 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
10 March 1921 Youghal, County Cork, Republic of Ireland |
| Died | 15 December 2010 (aged 89) Clergy House, Cannon Lane, Gibraltar |
| Buried | The Crypt, Cathedral of St. Mary the Crowned, Gibraltar |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Residence | Artillery House, Cannon Lane, Gibraltar |
Bernard Patrick Devlin, KC*HS, CMG, GMH (10 March 1921, Youghal — 15 December 2010, Gibraltar) was an Irish clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as fifth Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gibraltar from 1985 to 1998.
Devlin was born in Youghal, County Cork, Republic of Ireland on 10 March 1921, the only son of Richard and Mary (née Hill). His education began in 1927 at the Loreto Convent in Youghal and he later attended the Christian Brothers School in 1933. Devlin finished completed his schooling in 1939 at the Cistercian College in Dublin and concluded his ecclesiastical studies in 1945 at the Pontifical Beda College in Liverpool.
Devlin was ordained a priest on 9 December 1945 at the Cathedral of St John the Evangelist, Portsmouth, United Kingdom. He arrived in Gibraltar on 29 June 1946.
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