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词条 Matthew Cullen
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  1. Life

  2. Career and activities

      Death  

  3. References

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Rev. Dr. Matthew Cullen (1864-1936), was an Irish Catholic priest and Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin.

Life

Matthew Cullen was born in Kilcarney, Co. Wicklow in the parish of Hacketstown on St. Patrick's Day, 1864 to Matthew and Elizabeth Kehoe Cullen. He commenced his clerical studies in St. Patrick's, Carlow College, and continued them in Maynooth.[1]

He was ordained in 1889 and served initially as a curate in Geashill, Killeigh and the Tinyland, he served as chaplain to the Curragh Army camp.

Career and activities

Fr. Cullen served as rector to St. Mary's Knockbeg College from 1895 until 1909, when he moved to Newbridge, prior to being appointed parish priest of Tinyland and then Bangelstown before being elected a bishop.

He was a keen supporter of Gaelic Games and regularly attended GAA matches in Kildare and Carlow.

In 1927 he was appointed Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, succeeding Dr. Patrick Foley and served until his death.[2] On Nov. 30th 1933 Bishop Cullen consecrated the Cathedral of the Assumption in Carlow.[3]

Bishop Cullen encouraged and facilitated the establishment of St Patrick’s Missionary Society at Kiltegan.[4]

Death

He died on January 2, 1936. Following his death Carlow GAA Stadium, which had just been completed, was named Dr. Cullen Park in his honour.

References

1. ^[https://www.flickr.com/photos/delanyarchive/7220374668/ Matthew Cullen, Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin, 1927-1936] Delany Archive Flicr Account.
2. ^[https://web.archive.org/web/20171030071646/http://www.askaboutireland.ie/reading-room/sports-recreation/sport/sporting-carlow/gaelic-games-%5Bcumann-luth/rev.-dr.-matthew-cullen-1/ Bishop Matthew Cullen] Ask About Ireland Website.
3. ^McEvoy, John. "The Churches of Kildare and Leighlin", 2000
4. ^History Parish of Killeigh www.killeigh.com.
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6 : 1864 births|1936 deaths|Irish Roman Catholic priests|People from County Wicklow|Alumni of Carlow College|Alumni of St Patrick's College, Maynooth

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