Patrick O'Donoghue (bishop)
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The Right Reverend Patrick O'Donoghue |
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| Bishop emeritus of Lancaster | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Province | Liverpool |
| Diocese | Lancaster |
| Appointed | 5 June 2001 |
| Installed | 4 July 2001 |
| Term ended | 1 May 2009 |
| Predecessor | John Brewer |
| Successor | Michael Campbell |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 25 May 1967 |
| Consecration | 29 June 1993 by Cardinal Basil Hume |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
4 May 1934 Mourne Abbey, County Cork, Ireland |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Parents | Daniel and Sheila O'Donoghue |
| Previous post | Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster |
Patrick O'Donoghue (born 4 May 1934) is a retired Roman Catholic prelate who served as the fifth Bishop of Lancaster, from 2001 to 2009.
He was born in the small parish of Mourne Abbey in County Cork, Ireland on 4 May 1934, one of five children of farmers Daniel and Sheila O'Donoghue. O'Donoghue came to Britain in 1959 to train for the priesthood first at Campion House, Osterley, Middlesex, then from 1961-67 at Allen Hall seminary when it was at St Edmund's, Ware. He was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Westminster in England on 25 May 1967.
He was appointed an Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster and Titular Bishop of Tulana on 18 May 1993. His consecration to the episcopate took place on 29 June 1993, the principal consecrator was Basil Hume, Cardinal-Archbishop of Westminster and the principal co-consecrators were John Patrick Crowley, Bishop of Middlesbrough and Patrick Joseph Casey, Bishop Emeritus of Brentwood.
Following of the sudden death of John Brewer while in office, O'Donoghue was appointed the Bishop of Lancaster on 5 June 2001, and installed at St Peter's Cathedral, Lancaster on 4 July 2001. His portrait was painted for Westminster Cathedral in 2002 by Christian Furr.
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