Patrick Collier
Bishop Patrick Collier DD (13 January 1880 – 10 January 1964) was an Irish Roman Catholic priest, later appointed as Bishop of Ossory.
Patrick Collier | |
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| Bishop of Ossory | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Appointed | 1 October 1928 |
| Predecessor | Abraham Brownrigg, S.S.S. |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 24 June 1907 by Bishop Abraham Brownrigg, S.S.S. |
| Consecration | 5 August 1928 by Archbishop Edward Joseph Byrne |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Patrick Collier |
| Born | 13 January 1880 Camross, Mountrath, County Laois, Ireland |
| Died | 10 January 1964 (aged 83) |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Previous post | Coadjutor Bishop of Ossory (1928–1928) Titular Bishop of Hemeria (Himeria) (1928–1928) |
| Alma mater | St. Kieran's College |
| Styles of Patrick Collier | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Patrick Collier was born at Camross, Mountrath, County Laois on 13 January 1880.[1] Dr Collier attended St. Kieran's College, Kilkenny, and was ordained in 1907 as a priest in the Diocese of Ossory.
Collier served as a priest at St. Tighearhach's Church, Cullahill, County Laois from 1921–23. He was appointed coadjutor bishop of Ossory 18 May and consecrated on 5 August 1928. He later succeeded Bishop Abraham Brownrigg as Bishop of Ossory on 1 October 1928, serving until his own death on 10 January 1964, three days before his 84th birthday. A wing in the Ossory diocesan seminary, St. Kieran's College was named after Dr Collier; it opened in 1956.
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| Preceded by Abraham Brownrigg |
Bishop of Ossory 1928–1964 |
Succeeded by Peter Birch |