Bernard Hackett (bishop) explained
| Honorific Prefix: | The Most Reverend |
| Bernard Hackett |
| Honorific Suffix: | CSSR |
| Bishop of Waterford and Lismore |
| Church: | Roman Catholic |
| Diocese: | Waterford and Lismore |
| Metropolis: | Cashel and Emly |
| Enthroned: | 19 March 1916 |
| Term End: | 1 June 1932 |
| Appointed: | 29 January 1916 |
| Ordination: | 24 June 1888 |
| Predecessor: | Richard Alphonsus Sheehan |
| Successor: | Jeremiah Kinane |
| Birth Date: | 24 May 1863 |
| Birth Place: | Dungarvan, County Waterford, Ireland |
| Death Place: | Waterford, County Waterford, Ireland |
| Alma Mater: | Mount Melleray Seminary
St John's College, Waterford
St Patrick's College, Maynooth |
| Other Post: | Rector, Redemptorist College at Marianella, Rathgar |
| Previous Post: | Rector, Redemptorist College at Mount St Alphonsus, Limerick |
Bernard Hackett CSSR (b Dungarvan 24 May 1863; d Waterford 1 June 1932) was an Irish Roman Catholic clergyman who served as the Bishop of Waterford and Lismore from 1916 until his death.[1] [2] [3]
Life
Hackett was educated at Mount Melleray Seminary; St John's College, Waterford; and St Patrick's College, Maynooth.[4] He was on the staff of St John's from 1890 until 1904. He joined the Redemptorists in 1904[5] and took his vows on 8 September 1905.[6] He served as Rector in Rathgar; and then Limerick.[7] Hackett was ordained Bishop of Waterford and Lismore on 19 March 1916, and served until his death.[8]
Sources
- Book: Moody . T. W. . Martin . F. X. . Byrne . F. J. . Maps, Genealogies, Lists: A Companion to Irish History, Part II . 1984 . Oxford University Press . A New History of Ireland . IX . Oxford . 0-19-821745-5 .
Notes and References
- Web site: Bishop Bernard Hackett †Deceased Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, Ireland . Catholic Hierarchy . Roman Catholic Church . 13 August 2024 . Bishop Bernard Hackett C.SS.R. (born 24 May 1863, died 1 Jun 1932) Bishop of Waterford and Lismore.
- Web site: Letter from Bishop B. Hackett to Hagan . 17 July 1922 . Georgetown University . 13 August 2024 .
- Web site: Letter from Bernard Hackett, Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, to John Redmond insisting his action was unintelligible . 4 October 1916 . National Library of Ireland . 13 August 2024 .
- Book: Canning, Bernard. Bishops of Ireland 1870-1987. . Donegal Democrat. 304. 1988 . 1870963008.
- Book: 1923 . Thom's Irish Who's Who . Dublin . Alexander Thom & Co. . . WATERFORD AND LISMORE, Bishop of, The Most Rev. Bernard Hackett, D.D.; cons., 17th March, 1916, in succession to Most Rev. Dr. Sheehan, D.D. Educ. at Mount Melleray. St. John's College, Waterford, and Maynooth; Priest, 1888; Professor at St. John's College, Waterford, 1888-1900; joined Redemptorist Order, 1904. Res.: John's Hill, Waterford..
- Book: 1987 . A DICTIONARY of the REDEMPTORISTS . Rome . Collegium S. Alfonsi de U rb . 150 . Coming to the Redemptorists, Hackett took his vows on 8 September 1905 .
- Web site: The Catholic Columbian, Volume 41, Number 9, 3 March 1916 . 3 March 1916 . Catholic News Archive . 13 August 2024 . It was not until sixteen years after his ordination in 1888 that he joined the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, rapidly rising to high office therein. He soon be came rector, first of the Dublin, then of the Limerick house of the order.
- , A New History of Ireland, volume IX, pp. 368–370.
