Brian Foley (bishop)
Brian Charles Foley | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Lancaster | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Lancaster |
| In office | 26 April 1962 – 22 May 1985 |
| Predecessor | Thomas Flynn |
| Successor | Jack Brewer |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 25 July 1937 |
| Consecration | 13 June 1962 by John Heenan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 May 1910 |
| Died | 23 December 1999 (aged 89) |
Brian Charles Foley (1910–1999) was an English prelate who served as the Roman Catholic Bishop of Lancaster from 1962 to 1985.[1]
Born in Ilford, Essex on 25 May 1910, he was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Brentwood on 25 July 1937.[1] He was appointed the Bishop of the Diocese of Lancaster by the Holy See on 26 April 1962.[1] His consecration to the Episcopate took place on 13 June 1962, the principal consecrator was John Carmel Heenan, Archbishop of Liverpool (later Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster), and the principal co-consecrators were George Andrew Beck, Bishop of Salford (later Archbishop of Liverpool) and Bernard Patrick Wall, Bishop of Brentwood.[1] He attended all the four sessions of the Second Vatican Council, held between in 1962 and 1965.[1]
Bishop Foley retired on 22 May 1985 and assumed the title Bishop emeritus of Lancaster. He died on 23 December 1999, aged 89.[1] He was the uncle of British Labour politician Chris Mullin.[2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Bishop Brian Charles Foley". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
- ↑ A View from the Foothills by C Mullin 2009 p62
