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Denis Moynihan (b Rathmore, County Kerry 16 June 1885; d Tralee 5 December 1975) was an Irish Roman Catholic bishop.

Moynihan was educated at St Brendan's College, Killarney. He trained for the priesthood at the Irish College in Paris. Moynihan served curacies at St Hugh of Lincoln, Wavertree; St James, Bootle; St Cronan, Caherdaniel; and St John, Tralee. He joined the staff of St Mary's Cathedral, Killarney in 1922; and became its administrator in 1928. He was Bishop of Ross from 1941 until 1952 when he was transferred to Kerry. He retired on 17 July 1969.

Notes

1. The name of the RC Diocese of Ardfert and Aghadoe was changed to the Diocese of Kerry on 20 December 1952.

References

1. "Bishop Emeritus Of Kerry Denis MOYNIHAN". Genealogy of Falvey - Mulcahy family. Falvey - Mulcahy web site. Retrieved 2 August 2024. MOYNIHAN - Most Rev. Denis, retired Bishop of Kerry, at The Bon Secours Hospital, Tralee, Dec. 5, 1975
2. "Bishop Denis J. Moynihan † Deceased Bishop Emeritus of Kerry, Ireland". Catholic Hierarchy. Roman Catholic Church. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
3. ^ Canning, Bernard (1988). Bishops of Ireland 1870-1987. Ballyshannon: Donegal Democrat. p. 270. ISBN 1870963008.
4. "Wavertree – St Hugh of Lincoln, Earle Road, Wavertree, Liverpool 7". Taking Stock. Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales. Retrieved 31 July 2024. Originally established as a chapel-of-ease from St Clare in 1898, the church of St Hugh of Lincoln was opened in 1904. It was built at the expense of Sir William Nelson, a shipowner who lived in Croxteth Drive, and was named in memory of his brother Hugh.
5. "St James Roman Catholic Church Bootle- History". St James RC Church Liverpool. Archdiocese of Liverpool. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
6. "Saint Crohan's Catholic Church, Caherdaniel". Buildings of Ireland. NBHS. Retrieved 31 July 2024. Freestanding cruciform-plan double-height Roman Catholic church, built c. 1825, with five-bay nave.
7. "Saint John's's Catholic Church, Tralee". St John, Tralee. Diocese of Kerry. Retrieved 31 July 2024. A vibrant welcoming community
8. "Diocese of Ross welcomes new bishop". The Southern Star. 27 September 1941. p. 1. Retrieved 2 August 2024. Enthronement of Most Rev. Dr. Moynihan Skibereen Ceremony Six members of hierarchy in attendance
9. "History- Diocese of Kerry". Diocese of Kerry. RC Church. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
10. "Diocese of Kerry". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 31 July 2024.

External links

• "Collection: Bishop Denis Moynihan, 1953 - 1969". Sources for Irish Women's History. Irish Manuscripts. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
• "St Bernard's Church". St Bernard's Parish- Community of Abbeydorney. Eircom. Retrieved 2 August 2024. The new £80,000 parish church of Saint Bernard was officially opened and consecrated on Tuesday 25th June 1968 by the Bishop of Kerry Most Rev. Dr, Denis Moynihan.
• "Irish bishops voice concern over emigration". The Tidings. 4 March 1965. p. 1. Retrieved 2 August 2024. Bishop Denis Moynihan of Kerry said that the continuing emigration of young people is one of the saddest features of life in Ireland today
• "23rd April 1967 Cancelled appearance Mount Brandon Hotel, Tralee, County Kerry". Jayne Mansfield's 1967 tour of England. Jayne Mansfield fan. 12 March 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2024. The Bishop of Kerry, the Most Rev. Dr Dennis Moynihan, had advised that no Catholics should attend.

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