Bishop Richard Finn, S.M.A. †

Deceased

Bishop Emeritus of Ibadan

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
3 Mar 1912		Born	Claremorris
14 Dec 1941	29.8	Ordained Priest	Priest of Society of African Missions
13 Mar 1953	41.0	Appointed	Prefect of Ibadan, Nigeria
13 Nov 1958	46.7	Appointed	Bishop of Ibadan, Nigeria
8 Feb 1959	46.9	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Ibadan, Nigeria
3 Jul 1974	62.3	Resigned	Bishop of Ibadan, Nigeria
4 Jan 1989	76.8	Died	Bishop Emeritus of Ibadan, Nigeria

a priest for 47.1 years
a bishop for 29.9 years

Principal Consecrator:
Archbishop Leo Hale Taylor, S.M.A. †
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Patrick Joseph Kelly, S.M.A. †
Archbishop John Kwao Amuzu Aggey †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop Richard Finn, S.M.A. † (1959)
Archbishop Leo Hale Taylor, S.M.A. † (1934)
Bishop François O'Rourke, S.M.A. † (1930)
Bishop Thomas Broderick, S.M.A. † (1918)
Bishop Charles O'Sullivan †

Principal Consecrator of:
Archbishop Felix Alaba Adeosin Job
Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Nicholas Grimley, S.M.A. †

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