Brian Hennessy (bishop)

The Most Reverend

Brian Leo John Hennessy

C.R.
Bishop Emeritus of Hamilton in Bermuda
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Hamilton in Bermuda
Appointed28 February 1975
Installed30 May 1975
Term ended1 June 1995
PredecessorBernard James Murphy
SuccessorRobert Joseph Kurtz
Orders
Ordination30 July 1950
by Ralph Hubert Dignan
Consecration14 May 1975
by Paul Francis Reding
Personal details
Born(1919-01-07)January 7, 1919
Detroit, Michigan, US
DiedFebruary 13, 1997(1997-02-13) (aged 78)
BuriedHoly Sepulchre Cemetery, Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Alma materSt. Peter's Seminary
MottoIllum Crescere Me Minui
('He must increase, but I must decrease'; John 3:30)

Brian Leo John Hennessy, C.R. (7 January 1919 – 13 February 1997) was an American-born Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Hamilton in Bermuda from 1975 to 1995. He was a member of the Resurrectionists.

Biography

Hennessy, who was from Detroit, and raised in Hamilton, Ontario[1]. He studied philosophy and theology at St. Peter's Seminary in London, Ontario and was ordained as a Catholic priest in North Bay, Ontario by Bishop Ralph Hubert Dignan on 30 July 1950.[1] He served as headmaster at Scollard Hall in North Bay; principal of St. John's College in Brantford from 1965-1969; and as pastor of St. Joseph's Parish in Hamilton from 1969-1975.[1]

He was ordained bishop on 14 May 1975 at the Cathedral of Christ the King in Hamilton by Bishop Paul Francis Reding[2]. He was installed as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hamilton in Bermuda 30 May 1975[2] and served the diocese to his retirement in 1995.[3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "New bishop named for Hamilton in Bermuda". The Catholic Register. Canadian Register Ltd. 29 March 1975.
  2. 1 2 "Bishop B; L. Hennessy ordained, installation May 30". The Catholic Register. Canadian Register Ltd. 24 May 1975.
  3. ↑ "Bishop Brian Leo John Hennessy [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  4. ↑ Staff, Royal Gazette (28 June 1995). "New Bishop named to lead Catholic church". Royal Gazette. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
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