Denis Moynihan

Denis Moynihan (b Rathmore, County Kerry 16 June 1885; d Tralee 5 December 1975)[1] was an Irish Roman Catholic bishop.[2]

Moynihan was educated at St Brendan's College, Killarney.[3] He trained for the priesthood at the Irish College in Paris.[3] Moynihan served curacies at St Hugh of Lincoln, Wavertree;[4] St James, Bootle;[5] St Cronan, Caherdaniel; [6] and St John, Tralee.[7] He joined the staff of St Mary's Cathedral, Killarney in 1922; and became its administrator in 1928. He was Bishop of Ross from 1941[8] until 1952 [9] when he was transferred to Kerry.[a] He retired on 17 July 1969.[10]

  1. ^ "Bishop Emeritus Of Kerry Denis MOYNIHAN". Genealogy of Falvey - Mulcahy family. Falvey - Mulcahy web site. Retrieved 2 August 2024. MOYNIHAN - Most Rev. Denis, retired Bishop of Kerry, at The Bon Secours Hospital, Tralee, Dec. 5, 1975
  2. ^ "Bishop Denis J. Moynihan † Deceased Bishop Emeritus of Kerry, Ireland". Catholic Hierarchy. Roman Catholic Church. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b Canning, Bernard (1988). Bishops of Ireland 1870-1987. Ballyshannon: Donegal Democrat. p. 270. ISBN 1870963008.
  4. ^ "Wavertree – St Hugh of Lincoln, Earle Road, Wavertree, Liverpool 7". Taking Stock. Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales. Retrieved 31 July 2024. Originally established as a chapel-of-ease from St Clare in 1898, the church of St Hugh of Lincoln was opened in 1904. It was built at the expense of Sir William Nelson, a shipowner who lived in Croxteth Drive, and was named in memory of his brother Hugh.
  5. ^ "St James Roman Catholic Church Bootle- History". St James RC Church Liverpool. Archdiocese of Liverpool. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Saint Crohan's Catholic Church, Caherdaniel". Buildings of Ireland. NBHS. Retrieved 31 July 2024. Freestanding cruciform-plan double-height Roman Catholic church, built c. 1825, with five-bay nave.
  7. ^ "Saint John's's Catholic Church, Tralee". St John, Tralee. Diocese of Kerry. Retrieved 31 July 2024. A vibrant welcoming community
  8. ^ "Diocese of Ross welcomes new bishop". The Southern Star. 27 September 1941. p. 1. Retrieved 2 August 2024. Enthronement of Most Rev. Dr. Moynihan Skibereen Ceremony Six members of hierarchy in attendance
  9. ^ "History- Diocese of Kerry". Diocese of Kerry. RC Church. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Diocese of Kerry". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 31 July 2024.


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