In 1934, after being appointed Vicar Apostolic of Liberia, Father John Collins founded the St. Patrick School in Monrovia for the benefit of local children under the auspices of the Society of African Missions. He was rejoined by Father Francis Carroll in 1936, and under their direction, the school extended to the secondary level in 1939.
In 1943, the school's first five graduates finished their scholarship, a first for a Catholic school in Liberia.
After Father John Collins died in 1961, Father Francis Carroll was consecrated Bishop of Monrovia, and one year later made the arrangements for the Brothers of Holy Cross to take over the management of St. Patrick's High School.
Maintaining a high profile for its excellent education, the school was closed for a time during the 1989 civil war. Two nuns, Sister Agnes and Sister Shirley, reopened the school. Both were killed in 1992 by National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL) rebel leader Charles Taylor's forces during the continued strife.[2]
The brothers then ran the school until April 6, 1996, when the hierarchy closed all Catholic facilities. [3]
^Williams, Sr., T. Nelson (2004). "The Deployment of Irish Troops in Liberia – A Manifestation of Irish-Liberian Ties". The Perspective. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
patrick, high, school, liberia, patrick, high, school, high, school, monrovia, liberia, from, 1936, 1996, secondary, schools, country, contents, history, notable, alumni, principals, also, referenceshistory, editin, 1934, after, being, appointed, vicar, aposto. St Patrick s High School was a high school in Monrovia Liberia from 1936 to 1996 It was one of the top secondary schools in the country 1 Contents 1 History 2 Notable alumni 3 Principals 4 See also 5 ReferencesHistory EditIn 1934 after being appointed Vicar Apostolic of Liberia Father John Collins founded the St Patrick School in Monrovia for the benefit of local children under the auspices of the Society of African Missions He was rejoined by Father Francis Carroll in 1936 and under their direction the school extended to the secondary level in 1939 In 1943 the school s first five graduates finished their scholarship a first for a Catholic school in Liberia After Father John Collins died in 1961 Father Francis Carroll was consecrated Bishop of Monrovia and one year later made the arrangements for the Brothers of Holy Cross to take over the management of St Patrick s High School Maintaining a high profile for its excellent education the school was closed for a time during the 1989 civil war Two nuns Sister Agnes and Sister Shirley reopened the school Both were killed in 1992 by National Patriotic Front of Liberia NPFL rebel leader Charles Taylor s forces during the continued strife 2 The brothers then ran the school until April 6 1996 when the hierarchy closed all Catholic facilities 3 Notable alumni EditEmmanuel Nyan Gbalazeh Chief Justice Supreme Court of Liberia 4 Principals EditFather Francis Carroll 1936 Father Thomas Lakins Father Joseph Guinan Father Michael Rooney Father O Donovan Brother Donald Allen Brother Austin Maley Brother Paul Clark Brother John Zoglemann Brother Edward Foken 1971 79 1980 84 Brother James Newberry 1982 89 Sister Shirley Kolmer Richard Goodlin 1996See also Edit Catholicism portal Liberia portal Schools portalEducation in Liberia List of schools in Liberia Religion in LiberiaReferences Edit Williams Sr T Nelson 2004 The Deployment of Irish Troops in Liberia A Manifestation of Irish Liberian Ties The Perspective Retrieved June 15 2016 dead link 1 Archived 2009 08 27 at the Wayback Machine dead link 2 Archived 2008 10 25 at the Wayback Machine dead link 3 Archived 2010 12 01 at the Wayback Machine Liberian Times This article about a building or structure in Liberia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This African school related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title St Patrick 27s High School Liberia amp oldid 1056899159, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
