Brendan Comiskey

His Lordship The Most Rev.

Brendan Comiskey
Bishop of Ferns
ArchdioceseDublin
DioceseFerns
Appointed4 April 1984
Term ended6 April 2002
PredecessorDonal Herlihy
SuccessorDenis Brennan
Previous postsAuxiliary Bishop of Dublin and Titular Bishop of Thibilis (1979–1984)
Orders
Ordination25 June 1961
Consecration20 January 1980
by Dermot Ryan
Personal details
Born(1935-08-13)13 August 1935
Tassan, Ireland
Died28 April 2025(2025-04-28) (aged 89)
Dundalk, Ireland

The Most Rev. Brendan Oliver Comiskey (13 August 1935 – 28 April 2025) was a Catholic clergyman who served as Bishop of Ferns from 1982 to 2002. Comiskey resigned on 1 April 2002, over charges that he had failed to deal adequately with allegations that Seán Fortune and others were sexually abusing children.

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