|
Tomás Séamus Ó Fiaich (3 November 1923 – 8 May 1990) was an Irish-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland from 1977 until his death. He was created a Cardinal in 1979. He was born in 1923 in Cullyhanna,〔(Early years of Cardinal O’Fiaich )〕 and raised in Camlough, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK. ==Priest, president to archbishop== Tomás Ó Fiaich (sometimes anglicised as Tom or Thomas Fee) was ordained a priest on 6 July 1948; he spent his first year of ordination as assistant priest in Clonfeacle parish. He undertook post-graduate studies in University College, Dublin, (1948–50), receiving an MA in early and medieval Irish history; he also studied at the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium, (1950–52), receiving a licentiate in historical sciences. He returned to Clonfeacle in 1952 where he remained as assistant priest till summer 1953 He joined the faculty of St Patrick's College, Maynooth, in 1953. Tomás Ó Fiaich was an academic and noted Irish language scholar, folklorist and historian in the Pontifical University in St Patrick's College, Maynooth, the National Seminary of Ireland.〔(Website for St Patrick's College, Maynooth )〕 From 1959 to 1974 he was Professor of Modern Irish History at the college.〔(''Irish Times'' Obituary )〕 In this capacity he suggested to Nollaig Ó Muraíle that he begin research on Dubhaltach Mac Fhirbhisigh and his works. He "was an inspired lecturer, an open and endearing man, who was loved by his students... Tomas O'Fiaich was my Good Samaritan"〔Jordan, Anthony J. ''The Good Samaritan: memoir of a biographer''. Westport Books ISBN 978-0-9524447-5-6; pp. 94 & 106–97〕 He served as vice president of the college from 1970 to 1974; in 1974 he was appointed college president, a post that traditionally precedes appointment to an episcopal position in the Irish Church. He held this position until 1977.〔(Significant appointments of Tomás Ó Fiaich )〕 Following the death of Cardinal William Conway in 1977, Monsignor Ó Fiaich was appointed Archbishop of Armagh by Pope Paul VI on 18 August 1977. He was ordained bishop on 2 October 1977. The Principal Consecrator was the Papal Nuncio Archbishop Gaetano Alibrandi; the Principal Co-Consecrators were Bishop Francis Lenny, the Auxiliary Bishop of Armagh, and Bishop William Philbin, the Bishop of Down and Connor.〔(Ordination of Tomás Ó Fiaich to bishop )〕 Pope John Paul II raised Ó Fiaich to the cardinalate on 30 June 1979; he was appointed Cardinal-Priest of S. Patrizio that same day.〔(S. Patrizio Cardinal Titular Church )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tomás Ó Fiaich」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|