Letter from Bishop Bernard Coyne to John Francis Hogan, 2 June 1916 Letters 1916-1923 Bernard Coyne

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This is a letter from Bishop Bernard Coyne (1854-1926) to John Francis Hogan (1858-1918). Bernard Coyne was born in 1854 and ordained into the priesthood in 1879 at the age of 25. He was appointed bishop of Elphin, Ireland on 18 January 1913 at the age of 59 and ordained as Bishop on 30 March 1913. He served as bishop of Elphin until his death on 17 July 1926. John Francis Hogan was an Irish priest and President of St Patrick's College, Maynooth from 1912-1918. This letter acts as his approval for the ordination to the priesthood of Peter Gillooly as well as the ordination of other unnamed students to their Orders as designated by the college.

 St Patrick's College, Maynooth John F. Hogan Papers, 21/13/11a https://letters1916.ie/item/2305 English Bernard Coyne 1916-06-02 St. Marys, Sligo, Ireland John Francis Hogan Male 1926 Faith Faith

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 21/13/11a St. Mary'sSligo 2nd, June 1916 My Dear Monsignor Hogan, I hereby send Faculties for ordination toPriesthood of Rev. Peter Gillooly, and for ordination of other Elphinstudents to the Orders to which they have been respectively called bythe College Authorities. I am,Yours Very Faithfully, Bernard CoyneBishop of Elphin St. Marys, Sligo, Ireland Letter from Bishop Bernard Coyne to John Francis Hogan, 2 June 1916 Bernard Coyne Letter from Bishop Bernard Coyne to John Francis Hogan, 2 June 1916Letter from Bishop Bernard Coyne to John F. Hogan, 28 February 1916Copy of a note from Fr. Michael O'Flanagan to Bishop Bernard Coyne, 29 April 1919