He resigned as Bishop of Aberdeen on 22 July 1963. He was appointed Titular Bishop of Birtha on 12 September 1963, but resigned the title on 7 December 1970. He died in Grantham on 27 October 1974, aged 73.[1]
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^ abc"Bishop Francis Raymond Walsh, M. Afr". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
^"WALSH, Rt. Rev. Francis, DD, DPh" in Who Was Who, vol. 7, p. 829
^"History10". thepelicans.org.uk. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
francis, walsh, bishop, francis, raymond, walsh, september, 1901, october, 1974, roman, catholic, clergyman, served, bishop, aberdeen, from, 1951, 1963, right, reverendfrancis, walshm, bishop, emeritus, aberdeenchurchroman, catholic, churchdioceseaberdeenappoi. Francis Raymond Walsh M Afr 15 September 1901 27 October 1974 was a Roman Catholic clergyman who served as the Bishop of Aberdeen from 1951 to 1963 1 The Right ReverendFrancis WalshM Afr Bishop Emeritus of AberdeenChurchRoman Catholic ChurchDioceseAberdeenAppointed20 June 1951Term ended22 July 1963PredecessorJohn MathesonSuccessorMichael FoylanOther post s Titular Bishop of Birtha 1963 1970 OrdersOrdination7 March 1925Consecration12 September 1951by Donald CampbellPersonal detailsBorn15 September 1901Cirencester Gloucestershire EnglandDied27 October 1974 aged 73 Grantham Lincolnshire EnglandParentsJames and Florence Walsh nee Silley MottoUt sint unum that they may be one Biography editBorn in Cirencester Gloucestershire England on 15 September 1901 he was educated at Fordyce Academy Banffshire Blairs College Aberdeen and the Scots College in Rome 2 3 Walsh was ordained a priest on 7 March 1925 He was professed a member of the Missionaries of Africa on 9 September 1931 He was appointed the Bishop of the Diocese of Aberdeen by the Holy See on 20 June 1951 and consecrated to the Episcopate on 12 September 1951 The principal consecrator was Archbishop Donald Alphonsus Campbell and the principal co consecrators were Bishop James Black and Bishop later Archbishop James Donald Scanlan He attended the first session of the Second Vatican Council in 1962 1 He resigned as Bishop of Aberdeen on 22 July 1963 He was appointed Titular Bishop of Birtha on 12 September 1963 but resigned the title on 7 December 1970 He died in Grantham on 27 October 1974 aged 73 1 References edit a b c Bishop Francis Raymond Walsh M Afr Catholic Hierarchy org David M Cheney Retrieved 4 October 2010 WALSH Rt Rev Francis DD DPh in Who Was Who vol 7 p 829 History10 thepelicans org uk Retrieved 11 July 2022 nbsp Catholicism portal Catholic Church titlesPreceded byJohn Alexander Matheson Bishop of Aberdeen1951 1963 Succeeded byMichael Foylan Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Francis Walsh bishop amp oldid 1218195009, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
