Edmund Fitzgibbon (bishop)

The Most Reverend

Edmund Fitzgibbon
Bishop Emeritus of Warri
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
DioceseWarri
Appointed31 August 1991
Term ended3 March 1997
PredecessorLucas Olu Chukwuka Nwaezeapu
SuccessorRichard Anthony Burke
Previous posts
  • Prefect Apostolic of Minna (1964–1973)
  • Apostolic Administrator of Port Harcourt (1973–1991)
  • Titular Bishop of Fordongianus (1975–1991)
  • Apostolic Administrator of Warri (1983–1991)
Orders
Ordination9 April 1950
Consecration6 January 1976
by Cardinal Agnelo Rossi
Personal details
Born(1925-03-01)1 March 1925
Ballylegan, Glanworth, County Cork, Ireland
Died17 April 2010(2010-04-17) (aged 85)
Kiltegan, County Wicklow, Ireland
NationalityIrish
DenominationRoman Catholic
Alma materSt. Patrick’s Missionary Society Seminary, Kiltegan
Styles of
Edmund Fitzgibbon
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleMonsignor

Edmund (Ned) Joseph Fitzgibbon (1 March 1925 – 17 April 2010) was an Irish Roman Catholic missionary and bishop who served in Nigeria for over five decades. A member of the St. Patrick’s Missionary Society (Kiltegan Fathers).

His tenure as Prefect Apostolic of Minna and later as Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Warri saw the development of Catholic education and youth pastoral care in Nigeria.