Patrick Durcan (bishop)

Patrick Durcan (5 February 1790 – 1 May 1875)^[1] was an Irish^[2] Roman Catholic clergyman^[3] who served as Bishop of Achonry^[4] from 1852^[5] until his death.^[6] The son of John and Mary Durcan (née Rowan),^[1] he helped to translate the Vulgate into the English language, published in 1857.^[7]

Right Reverend Patrick Durcan
Bishop of Achonry
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Diocese	Achonry
Installed	30 October 1852[1]
Term ended	1 May 1875
Orders
Ordination	21 May 1820[1]
Consecration	30 November 1852 by Archbishop John MacHale[1]
Personal details
Born	(1790-02-05)5 February 1790 Kilmactigue, Ireland
Died	1 May 1875(1875-05-01) (aged 85)
Alma mater	St Patrick's College, Maynooth (DD)

He was educated at St Patrick's College, Maynooth.^[8] In 1832 he became parish priest at Collooney. He is buried at the Cathedral of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Nathy, Ballaghaderreen.^[9]

References

1. Brady, William Maziere (1876). The episcopal succession in England, Scotland and Ireland, A.D. 1400 to 1875. pp. 193–194.
2. Durcan Family
3. Oxford Scolarly Editions
4. Diocesan web-site
5. 'Bishops' Brendan Hoban "The Furrow" Vol. 63, No. 9 (September 2012), pp. 413-416 (4 pages)
6. Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 413. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
7. The Holy Bible Translated from the Latin Vulgate, Etc. 1857. p. 3.
8. 'A Dominant Church: The Diocese of Achonry, 1818-1960' Swords, L Dublin;Columba Press; 2005 ISBN 1856073955
9. "Dean Patrick Durcan 1790-1875 parish priest and church builder". homepage.eircom.net/~jas. Retrieved 1 December 2021.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Patrick MacNicholas	Bishop of Achonry 1852–1875	Succeeded by Francis McCormack