Paschal Sweeney
Paschal Sweeney | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Vanimo | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Vanimo |
| In office | 20 September 1963 – 22 September 1979 |
| Predecessor | (Prefecture erected) |
| Successor | John Etheridge |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 11 July 1935 |
| Consecration | 25 January 1967 by Norman Gilroy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 December 1912 |
| Died | 1 September 1981 (aged 68) |
Paschal Sweeney (born in 1912 in Woodville) was an Australian clergyman and bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Vanimo.[1] He was elected Provincial of the Passionist Fathers in 1952,[2] and subsequently moved to Papua New Guinea to take up mission work.[3] He was appointed bishop in 1966. He died in 1981.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Bishop Paschal Sweeney". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ↑ "Passionist Fathers Elect Provincial". Catholic Weekly. Vol. XI, no. 514. New South Wales, Australia. 3 January 1952. p. 8 (Magazine Section). Retrieved 6 June 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Bishop Sweeney". Papua New Guinea Post-courier. International, Australia. 17 October 1979. p. 12. Retrieved 6 June 2021 – via National Library of Australia.