Brian Hennessy (bishop)

The Most Reverend

Brian Leo John Hennessy, C.R.
Bishop Emeritus of Hamilton in Bermuda
DioceseHamilton in Bermuda
Appointed28 February 1975
Installed30 May 1975
Term ended1 June 1995
PredecessorBernard James Murphy
SuccessorRobert Joseph Kurtz
Orders
Ordination30 July 1950
by Ralph Hubert Dignan
Consecration14 May 1975
by Paul Francis Reding
Personal details
Born(1919-01-07)January 7, 1919
Detroit, Michigan, US
DiedFebruary 13, 1997(1997-02-13) (aged 78)
BuriedHoly Sepulchre Cemetery, Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Alma materSt. Peter's Seminary
MottoIllum Crescere Me Minui
('He must increase, but I must decrease'; John 3:30)

Brian Leo John Hennessy, C.R., (7 January 1919 – 13 February 1997) was an American-born Roman Catholic bishop.

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