Patrick Phelan (bishop)
Patrick Phelan, (February 1795 – June 6, 1857) was a Canadian Roman Catholic priest, Sulpician, and Bishop of Kingston briefly in 1857.
Patrick Phelan | |
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Bishop of Kingston | |
Diocese | Kingston |
Installed | May 8, 1857 |
Term ended | June 7, 1857 |
Predecessor | Rémi Gaulin |
Successor | Edward John Horan |
Other posts | Auxiliary Bishop of Kingston (1843-1852) Coadjutor Bishop of Kingston (1852-1857) |
Personal details | |
Born | Ballyragget (Republic of Ireland) | February 14, 1795
Died | June 6, 1857 62) Kingston, Upper Canada | (aged
Phelan left his home country of Ireland in 1821 and, after a brief period in Boston, was sent to Montreal where he studied for the priesthood.
References
- "Patrick Phelan". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.
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