Joseph Duffy
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Joseph Duffy (born February 3, 1934) is the Roman Catholic Bishop of Clogher in Ireland since 1979. He resides in Monaghan town, Ireland.
Duffy was born in Dublin in Ireland, and was ordained as a priest on June 22, 1958, at the age of 24. On July 7, 1979, he was appointed Bishop of Clogher, at the age of 45, and he was ordained as Bishop on September 2 the same year. For some years he served as media spokesman for the Irish Bishops Conference. He is presently Chairman of the Commission for Communications of the Irish Bishops' Conference and is also the representative of the Irish Bishops on the Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the EU ([COMECE]). In addition to his formal duties as Bishop, Duffy has served as Chairman of the Clogher Historical Society and was a former editor of its Journal- "Clogher Record". He is a noted historian and celtic scholar.
His Anglican counterpart is Michael Jackson, the Anglican Bishop of Clogher. In 2002, Duffy and Jackson delivered a joint Christmas message[1]. Both Duffy and Jackson were also present at the 2006 celebratory service in honour of Macartan, Saint of Clogher. The service took place at St. Macartan's College, Co. Monaghan.
[edit] External links
- Bishop Joseph Duffy - a Catholic-Hierarchy page giving information such as Duffy's age in years to two decimal places
- "Irish bishops back Nice treaty" - BBC News article dated Tuesday, October 8, 2002, quoting Duffy's views on the Treaty of Nice
- http://www.clogherdiocese.ie
