Missionary Society of St. Columban

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Bishop(s)

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Society of Apostolic Life Founded: 1917 Mailing Address: St. Columban's Grange Road, Donaghmede, Dublin 13, Irlanda Telephone: (01)847.66.47 Fax: 848.40.25

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Past and Present Ordinaries

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
1917	Founded		Missionary Society of St. Columban
5 June 1925	Approbation		Missionary Society of St. Columban

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Statistics

Year	Religious Priests	Male Religious	Parishes	Source
1959		945		ap1960
1990	736	848		ap1991
2000	604	690		ap2001
2001	583	684		ap2002
2002	578	625	46	ap2003
2004	553	585	33	ap2005

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops

• Patrizio Tommaso Brennan, S.S.C.M.E. †
• Henry Byrne, S.S.C.M.E. † (Priest: 21 Dec 1937 to 20 Aug 1956)
• Patrick Cleary, S.S.C.M.E. † (Priest: 18 Jun 1911 to 13 Dec 1938)
• Patrick H. Cronin, S.S.C.M.E. † (Priest: 21 Dec 1937 to 24 May 1955)
• John Jarlath Dooley, S.S.C.M.E. † (Priest: 20 Dec 1931 to 18 Oct 1951)
• Edward J. Galvin, S.S.C.M.E. † (Priest: 20 Jun 1909 to 15 Jul 1927)
• Harold William Henry, S.S.C.M.E. † (Priest: 21 Dec 1932 to 26 Jan 1957)
• John James Howe, S.S.C.M.E. † (Priest: 21 Dec 1936 to 21 Feb 1961)
• Eugenio MacPolin, S.S.C.M.E. †
• James Edward Michaels, S.S.C.M.E. (Priest: 21 Dec 1951 to 15 Feb 1966)
• Thomas Quinlan, S.S.C.M.E. † (Priest: 2 Feb 1920 to 20 Sep 1955)
• Thomas Stewart, S.S.C.M.E. † (Priest: 21 Dec 1950 to 1 Feb 1966)
• Patrizio Usher, S.S.C.M.E. †