Patrick Phelan (bishop of Kingston)

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Patrick Phelan
Bishop of Kingston
DioceseKingston
InstalledMay 8, 1857
Term endedJune 7, 1857
PredecessorRémi Gaulin
SuccessorEdward John Horan
Other post(s)Auxiliary Bishop of Kingston (1843-1852)
Coadjutor Bishop of Kingston (1852-1857)
Personal details
Born(1795-02-14)February 14, 1795
Ballyragget (Republic of Ireland)
DiedJune 6, 1857(1857-06-06) (aged 62)
Kingston, Upper Canada

Patrick Phelan, (February 1795 – June 6, 1857) was a Canadian Roman Catholic priest, Sulpician, and Bishop of Kingston briefly in 1857.

Phelan left his home country of Ireland in 1821 and, after a brief period in Boston, was sent to Montreal where he studied for the priesthood.

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  • "Patrick Phelan". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.


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