Patrick Cronin (bishop)
| The Most Reverend Patrick H. Cronin S.S.C., D.D. | |
|---|---|
| Second Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro | |
| Province | Ecclesiastical Province of Cagayan de Oro |
| See | Cagayan de Oro |
| Installed | 13 October 1970 |
| Term ended | 5 January 1988 |
| Predecessor | James T. G. Hayes S.J. D.D. |
| Successor | Jesus B. Tuquib D.D. S.T.D. |
| Other posts |
Prelate of Ozamis City Titular Bishop of Ubaza Founder of the St. John Vianney Theological Seminary |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 21 December 1937 (as priest (under the Missionary Society of St. Columban)) |
| Consecration | 25 September 1955 (in the chapel of St. Columban's College, Dalgan Park, Navan, Co. Meath Ireland) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
30 November 1913 Moneygall, Ireland |
| Died |
February 19, 1991 (aged 77) Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines |
| Buried | St. Augustine Metropolitan Cathedral, Cagayan de Oro |
Patrick H. Cronin, S.S.C., D.D. is the former Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro.[1] He was born in 1913 at Moneygall, Dunkerrin, Co. Offaly, Ireland. He died on 19 February 1991 in Maria Reyna Hospital (now Maria Reyna Xavier University Hospital), Cagayan de Oro, Philippines. Having studied at Tullamore Christian Brothers School and at St. Finian's College, Mullingar, Patrick Cronin entered the Columban Fathers' Seminary in 1931 and was ordained a priest in 1937. He was appointed to the Philippines where he was to remain until his death. In 1955 he became Prelate Ordinary of Ozamis. He succeeded James Hayes as Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro in 1971. He established the St. John Vianney Theological Seminary, retiring in 1987. From then until his death he resided within the grounds of the archdiocesan seminary.
Episcopal Succession
| Episcopal lineage | |
| Consecrated by: | John Anthony Kyne |
| Styles of Patrick Cronin | |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Archbishop |
Notes
- ↑ "Archbishop Patrick H. Cronin, S.S.C.M.E.". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
| Preceded by James Hayes |
Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro 1971– 1988 |
Succeeded by Jesus Tuquib |