Patrick Cronin (bishop)
Patrick H. Cronin | |
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| Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro | |
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| 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. |
| Successor | Jesus B. Tuquib |
| Other post(s) | Founder, St. John Vianney Theological Seminary |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 21 December 1937 Missionary Society of St. Columban |
| Consecration | 25 September 1955 (at the chapel of St. Columban's College, Dalgan Park, Navan, County Meath, Ireland) by John Anthony Kyne |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Patrick Henry Cronin |
| Born | 30 November 1913 County Offaly, Ireland |
| Died | February 19, 1991 (aged 77) Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines |
| Buried | Saint Augustine Metropolitan Cathedral, Cagayan de Oro |
| Nationality |  Irish |
| Denomination | Roman Catholicism |
| Previous post(s) | Prelate of Ozamis Titular Bishop of Ubaza |
| Alma mater | St. Finian's College |
| Motto | Quis ut Deus ("Who [is] like God?") |
| Coat of arms |  |
Patrick Henry Cronin was an Irish, Roman Catholic, Columban archbishop and missionary. He was the second Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro in the Philippines, serving during World War II.[1]
Background[]
Born Patrick Henry Cronin on November 30, 1913 in Moneygall, County Offaly, Ireland.[2] He was ordained priest on December 21, 1937.[3]
Cronin attended the Tullamore Christian Brothers School and St. Finian's College in Mullingar, Ireland. In 1931, he entered the Columban Fathers' Seminary. Six years later, he was ordained as priest under the Missionary Society of St. Columban.[4]
Ministry[]
On May 24, 1955, Cronin was appointed as Prelate of Ozamiz in the Philippines. Concurrently, he was the Titular Bishop of Ubaza.[5]Upon the retirement Archbishop James Hayes on October 13, 1970, he was appointed as Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro in 1971.[6]
As Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro, he established the St. John Vianney Theological Seminary in Cagayan de Oro, an interdiocesan theological seminary that provides formation for candidates for priesthood.[7] After retiring on January 5, 1988, he was succeeded by Jesus Tuquib and given the title Archbishop Emeritus. He then lived at the archdiocesan seminary until his death on February 9, 1991 in Maria Reyna Hospital (now Maria Reyna Xavier University Hospital) in Cagayan de Oro, Philippines. His remains had been interred at the Saint Augustine Metropolitan Cathedral.
| Styles of Patrick Cronin | |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Archbishop |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "MINDANAO MISSION : ARCHBISHOP PATRICK CRONIN'S FORTY YEARS IN THE PHILIPPINES / EDWARD FISCHER". Filipinas Heritage Library. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ^ "CDO Archdiocese Celebrates Archbishop Cronin's 25th Death Anniversary". Misyon Online. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ^ "Archbishop Patrick Henry Cronin, S.S.C.M.E." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ^ "Archbishop Patrick Henry Cronin, S.S.C.M.E." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ^ "CDO Archdiocese Celebrates Archbishop Cronin's 25th Death Anniversary". Misyon Online. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ^ "Archbishop Patrick Henry Cronin, S.S.C.M.E." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ^ "HISTORY WATCH: Most Rev. Patrick H. Cronin – CDO's 2nd archbishop". CDODev.com. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
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- Participants in the Second Vatican Council
- 20th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in the Philippines
- Roman Catholic archbishops of Cagayan de Oro
- 1913 births
- 1991 deaths
- Irish expatriate Catholic bishops
- Missionary Society of St. Columban