Alphonsus Cullinan

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The Most Reverend

Alphonsus Cullinan
Bishop of Waterford and Lismore
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseWaterford and Lismore
Appointed2 February 2015
Installed12 April 2015
PredecessorWilliam Lee
Orders
Ordination12 June 1994
by Jeremiah Newman
Consecration12 April 2015
by William Lee
Personal details
Born7 May 1959
Lahinch, County Clare, Ireland
NationalityIrish
ResidenceThe Bishops Palace, Waterford City
Alma materSt Patrick's College, Maynooth
Pontifical Lateran University
MottoDeus atque audacia
(God and daring)
Coat of armsAlphonsus Cullinan's coat of arms

Alphonsus Cullinan (born 1959) is the Bishop of Waterford and Lismore.

Early life and education[]

Born in Lahinch, County Clare in 1959, he was educated at Crescent College and trained as a school teacher in Mary Immaculate College, Limerick (B.Ed., 1981), teaching for six years in Castleconnell, County Limerick, and for two years in Spain.[1]

Ministry[]

In 1989 he commenced his studies for the priesthood in St. Patrick's College, Maynooth, undertaking a two year course in philosophy before proceeding to theological studies. As a student he occasionally visited, along with other students, events in Dublin organised by Opus Dei and the Priestly Society of the Holy Cross.

He was ordained into the priesthood in 1994, making him a classmate of Archbishop Michael Francis Crotty[2] (S.T.L., 1995). He served in the Diocese of Limerick, and as chaplain in Limerick Regional Hospital.

In 2001, Cullinan was sent to Rome's Pontifical Lateran University to undertake doctorate studies in moral theology (S.T.D.) on the topic of moral utilitarianism,[3] returning to Ireland in 2004 when he became chaplain in Limerick Institute of Technology.

In 2011, he was appointed Parish Priest in Rathkeale, Limerick.

Cullinan was appointed Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Waterford and Lismore in February 2015[4] succeeding Bishop William Lee, and received episcopal ordination in Waterford on 12 April 2015.

In November 2015, he spoke in a seminar at Lismullin, the Opus Dei house in County Meath on the Year of Mercy.[5]

Controversies[]

In September 2017, he made comments on the HPV vaccination programme in Irish schools.[6] This led to criticism from a number of sources, including the Minister for health.[7] He subsequently apologised if his remarks were picked up outside of its respective context and if they were picked up wrong.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ Pope Francis appoints Fr Alphonsus Cullinan Bishop of Waterford and Lismore
  2. ^ Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan
  3. ^ Cullinan, Alphonsus (2004). The Church and Utilitarianism: A Criticism of the Utilitaraanism of Peter Singer in light of the Catholic Anthropology of Karol Wojtyla. Rome: Pontifical Lateran University.
  4. ^ Clareman appointed new catholic Bishop of Wateford and Lismore www.irishtimes.com
  5. ^ "The history of Clones Crochet Lace". Lismullin Institute. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  6. ^ Catholic bishop claims cervical cancer vaccine ‘only 70% safe’
  7. ^ Minister berates bishop for 'ignorant' vaccine comments
  8. ^ McGreevy, Ronan; Cullen, Paul (2 October 2017). "Bishop apologises for controversial HPV vaccine remarks". The Irish Times. Retrieved 12 August 2020.

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