Edmund Fitzgibbon (bishop)
The Most Reverend Edmund Fitzgibbon | |
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| Bishop Emeritus of Warri | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Warri |
| Appointed | 31 August 1991 |
| Term ended | 3 March 1997 |
| Predecessor | Lucas Olu Chukwuka Nwaezeapu |
| Successor | Richard Anthony Burke |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 9 April 1950 |
| Consecration | 6 January 1976 by Cardinal Agnelo Rossi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 March 1925 Ballylegan, Glanworth, County Cork, Ireland |
| Died | 17 April 2010 (aged 85) Kiltegan, County Wicklow, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Alma mater | St. Patrick’s Missionary Society Seminary, Kiltegan |
| Styles of Edmund Fitzgibbon | |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Monsignor |
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.