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==Biography== |
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Robert O'Flanagan was born in [[Lahinch]], [[County Clare]], and attended the Dominican School in [[Dún Laoghaire]] and [[Belvedere College]] in [[Dublin]].<ref name=curtis>{{cite book|last=Curtis|first=Georgina Pell|title=The American Catholic Who's Who|volume=XIV|year=1961|publisher=[[Walter Romig]]|location=Grosse Pointe, Michigan}}</ref> He continued his studies at Ignatius College in [[Valkenburg aan de Geul|Valkenburg]] in the [[Netherlands]], where he was [[Holy Orders|ordained]] to the [[Priesthood (Catholic Church)|priesthood]] on August 27, 1929.<ref name=hierarchy>{{cite news|work=Catholic-Hierarchy.org|title=Bishop Robert Dermot O'Flanagan|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bofla.html}}</ref> Returning to Ireland, he taught at [[Clongowes Wood College]] in [[County Kildare]] from 1930 to 1932.<ref name=curtis/> He then volunteered to do [[missionary]] work in [[Alaska]], arriving at [[Juneau, Alaska|Juneau]] in 1933.<ref name=bagoy>{{cite news|work=Holy Family Cathedral History|title=Fr. Demont O'Flanagan and Holy Family Church|url=http://www.geocities.com/~technocrath/fcebagoy9.htm|last=Bagoy|first=John}}</ref> He served in [[Seward, Alaska|Seward]] before serving as [[pastor]] of [[Cathedral of the Holy Family in Anchorage|Holy Family Church]] in [[Anchorage, Alaska|Anchorage]] (1933-1951).<ref name=curtis/> |
Robert O'Flanagan was born in [[Lahinch]], [[County Clare]], and attended the Dominican School in [[Dún Laoghaire]] and [[Belvedere College]] in [[Dublin]].<ref name=curtis>{{cite book|last=Curtis|first=Georgina Pell|title=The American Catholic Who's Who|volume=XIV|year=1961|publisher=[[Walter Romig]]|location=Grosse Pointe, Michigan}}</ref> He continued his studies at Ignatius College in [[Valkenburg aan de Geul|Valkenburg]] in the [[Netherlands]], where he was [[Holy Orders|ordained]] to the [[Priesthood (Catholic Church)|priesthood]] on August 27, 1929.<ref name=hierarchy>{{cite news|work=Catholic-Hierarchy.org|title=Bishop Robert Dermot O'Flanagan|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bofla.html}}</ref> Returning to Ireland, he taught at [[Clongowes Wood College]] in [[County Kildare]] from 1930 to 1932.<ref name=curtis/> He then volunteered to do [[missionary]] work in [[Alaska]], arriving at [[Juneau, Alaska|Juneau]] in 1933.<ref name=bagoy>{{cite news|work=Holy Family Cathedral History|title=Fr. Demont O'Flanagan and Holy Family Church|url=http://www.geocities.com/~technocrath/fcebagoy9.htm|last=Bagoy|first=John|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20091028121918/http://geocities.com/~technocrath/fcebagoy9.htm|archivedate=2009-10-28}}</ref> He served in [[Seward, Alaska|Seward]] before serving as [[pastor]] of [[Cathedral of the Holy Family in Anchorage|Holy Family Church]] in [[Anchorage, Alaska|Anchorage]] (1933-1951).<ref name=curtis/> |
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On July 9, 1951, O'Flanagan was appointed the first [[Ordinary|Bishop]] of the newly-erected [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Juneau|Diocese of Juneau]] by [[Pope Pius XII]].<ref name=hierarchy/> He received his [[Bishop (Catholic Church)|episcopal]] [[consecration]] on the following October 3 from Bishop [[Francis Doyle Gleeson]], [[Society of Jesus|S.J.]], with Bishops [[Charles Daniel White]] and [[Joseph Patrick Dougherty]] serving as [[Consecrator|co-consecrators]].<ref name=hierarchy/> He attended all four sessions of the [[Second Vatican Council]] between 1962 and 1965. After seventeen years as bishop, he resigned on June 19, 1968; becoming a [[titular bishop]].<ref name=hierarchy/> He later resigned his [[titular see]] on January 13, 1971.<ref name=hierarchy/> He died at age 71. |
On July 9, 1951, O'Flanagan was appointed the first [[Ordinary|Bishop]] of the newly-erected [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Juneau|Diocese of Juneau]] by [[Pope Pius XII]].<ref name=hierarchy/> He received his [[Bishop (Catholic Church)|episcopal]] [[consecration]] on the following October 3 from Bishop [[Francis Doyle Gleeson]], [[Society of Jesus|S.J.]], with Bishops [[Charles Daniel White]] and [[Joseph Patrick Dougherty]] serving as [[Consecrator|co-consecrators]].<ref name=hierarchy/> He attended all four sessions of the [[Second Vatican Council]] between 1962 and 1965. After seventeen years as bishop, he resigned on June 19, 1968; becoming a [[titular bishop]].<ref name=hierarchy/> He later resigned his [[titular see]] on January 13, 1971.<ref name=hierarchy/> He died at age 71. |
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Robert Dermot O'Flanagan (March 9, 1901—December 31, 1972) was an Irish-born clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Juneau from 1951 to 1968.
Biography
Robert O'Flanagan was born in Lahinch, County Clare, and attended the Dominican School in Dún Laoghaire and Belvedere College in Dublin.[1] He continued his studies at Ignatius College in Valkenburg in the Netherlands, where he was ordained to the priesthood on August 27, 1929.[2] Returning to Ireland, he taught at Clongowes Wood College in County Kildare from 1930 to 1932.[1] He then volunteered to do missionary work in Alaska, arriving at Juneau in 1933.[3] He served in Seward before serving as pastor of Holy Family Church in Anchorage (1933-1951).[1]
On July 9, 1951, O'Flanagan was appointed the first Bishop of the newly-erected Diocese of Juneau by Pope Pius XII.[2] He received his episcopal consecration on the following October 3 from Bishop Francis Doyle Gleeson, S.J., with Bishops Charles Daniel White and Joseph Patrick Dougherty serving as co-consecrators.[2] He attended all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council between 1962 and 1965. After seventeen years as bishop, he resigned on June 19, 1968; becoming a titular bishop.[2] He later resigned his titular see on January 13, 1971.[2] He died at age 71.
References
- ^ a b c Curtis, Georgina Pell (1961). The American Catholic Who's Who. Vol. XIV. Grosse Pointe, Michigan: Walter Romig.
- ^ a b c d e "Bishop Robert Dermot O'Flanagan". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
- ^ Bagoy, John. "Fr. Demont O'Flanagan and Holy Family Church". Holy Family Cathedral History. Archived from the original on 2009-10-28.