John Buckley (bishop)

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name = John Buckley


religion=Roman Catholic
See = Cork and Ross
Motto = Rejoice and Be Glad
Title = Bishop of Cork and Ross
Period = 8 February 1998 — present
Predecessor = Michael Murphy
Successor = incumbent
ordination = 20 June 1965
bishops = none
post = Auxiliary Bishop of Cork and Ross | date of birth = birth date|1939|11|2|df=y
place of birth = Inchigeela, County Cork|

John Buckley was born on November 2 1939 in Inchigeela (Uibh Laoire parish) in west County Cork. He studied for the priesthood at St Patrick's College, Maynooth, and was ordained in 1965.

He taught on the staff of St. Finbarr's College, Farranferris, until he became its President in 1975. He worked for one year as parish priest of Turner's Cross Parish, Cork. He was ordained Titular Bishop of Leptis Magna and Auxiliary Bishop of Cork and Ross in 1984. On 19 December 1997, the Holy See announced the appointment of Bishop John Buckley as Bishop of Cork and Ross. He was the Diocesan Administrator since the death of Bishop Michael Murphy in October 1996.

Bishop Buckley was installed as Bishop of Cork and Ross at the Cathedral of St. Mary and St. Anne, Cork, on 8 February, 1998.

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name=John Buckley
dipstyle=The Most Reverend
offstyle=Your Grace
relstyle=Bishop
deathstyle=none |

The Vatican Congregation of the Clergy, on 18 August 2006 issued a decree concerning a decision by Bishop Buckley to remove a priest of his diocese, Fr James Davern from ministry in 2003 for alleged psychological infirmity. Fr Davern had been serving in the parish of Glenville/Watergrasshill until 1998 when his income from the Church was stopped. The decree reversed Bishop Buckley's decision and instructs him restore Fr Davern's income with arrears. [cite news | url = http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/front/2006/0906/pf1156791421553.html | title = Cork bishop's removal of priest 'void', says Vatican | publisher = The Irish Times | date = 2006-09-07 ] .

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