Michael Foylan
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Michael Foylan | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Aberdeen | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Aberdeen |
| Appointed | 8 December 1964 |
| Term ended | 28 May 1976 |
| Predecessor | Francis Walsh |
| Successor | Mario Conti |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 5 July 1931 |
| Consecration | 25 March 1965 by Gordon Gray |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 June 1907 |
| Died | 28 May 1976 (aged 68) Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
| Motto | Quis ut Deus |
Michael Foylan (29 June 1907 – 28 May 1976) was a Scottish clergyman who served as the Roman Catholic Bishop of Aberdeen from 1964 to 1976.[1]
Biography
[edit]Born in Shettleston, Glasgow, Lanarkshire in June 1907, he was ordained a priest on 5 July 1931 for the Diocese of Dunkeld. He was curate of St Andrew's Cathedral, Dundee 1931–1937 and St Joseph's, Dundee 1937–1946.[2] He was appointed parish priest of St Serf's, High Valleyfield in 1946 and returned to St Andrew's Cathedral as parish priest in 1949.[2]
He was appointed the Bishop of the Diocese of Aberdeen by the Holy See on 8 December 1964, and consecrated to the Episcopate on 25 March 1965. The principal consecrator was Archbishop Gordon Joseph Gray, and the principal co-consecrators were Bishop Joseph Michael McGee and Bishop William Andrew Hart. He attended the fourth session of the Second Vatican Council in 1965.[1]
He died in office on 28 May 1976 at the age of 68.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Bishop Michael Foylan". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
- ^ a b Johnson, Christine (1991). Scottish Catholic Secular Clergy. Edinburgh: John Donald Publishers Ltd. pp. 149, 166, 167, 171. ISBN 0-85976-345-5.