Bishop Neil Farren †

Deceased

Bishop Emeritus of Derry

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
25 Mar 1893		Born	Buncrana
28 Apr 1918	25.1	Ordained Priest	Priest of Derry, Ireland
5 Aug 1939	46.4	Appointed	Bishop of Derry, Ireland
1 Oct 1939	46.5	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Derry, Ireland
13 Apr 1973	80.1	Retired	Bishop of Derry, Ireland
8 May 1980	87.1	Died	Bishop Emeritus of Derry, Ireland

a priest for 62.0 years
a bishop for 40.6 years

Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Archbishop Cyril Conrad Cowderoy †
Bishop Bernard Patrick Wall †
Bishop Eugene Joseph Butler, C.S.Sp. †
William John Cardinal Conway †
Bishop Anthony Columba McFeely †
Cahal Brendan Cardinal Daly
Bishop Francis Joseph MacKiernan †
Bishop Edward Kevin Daly

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