Father Patrick Joseph Whitney, S.P.S. †

Deceased

Prefect Emeritus of Ogoja, Nigeria

Superior General of St. Patrick’s Society for the Foreign Missions

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
7 Jul 1894		Born
20 Jun 1920	25.9	Ordained Priest	Priest of Ardagh (and Clonmacnois), Ireland
17 Mar 1932	37.6	Appointed	Superior General of St. Patrick’s Society for the Foreign Missions
13 Mar 1938	43.6	Appointed	Prefect of Ogoja, Nigeria
May 1939³	44.8	Resigned	Prefect of Ogoja, Nigeria
17 Jul 1942	48.0	Died	Prefect Emeritus of Ogoja, Nigeria

Note(s): ³ Day Uncertain

MicroData Summary for Patrick Joseph Whitney
(WikiData: Q69441845)
Father Patrick Joseph Whitney S.P.S. (born 7 Jul 1894, died 17 Jul 1942) Prefect Emeritus of Ogoja

Event Place
Birth Place Breenletter, Co. Roscommon, Ireland
Ordained Priest St. Patrick’s College, Maynooth
Death Place Carrick-on-Shannon
Buried Place (Original) Cemetery, Kilronan

a priest for 22.0 years

Ordained Priest by:
Bishop Patrick Morrisroe †
Bishop of Achonry

Event	Place
Birth Place	Breenletter, Co. Roscommon, Ireland
Ordained Priest	St. Patrick’s College, Maynooth
Death Place	Carrick-on-Shannon
Buried Place (Original)	Cemetery, Kilronan

Source(s):

b: Die Apostolische Nachfolge
b: CB, 20 Aug 2016
c1: CB, 6 Sep 2020

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a priest for 22.0 years	Ordained Priest by: Bishop Patrick Morrisroe † Bishop of Achonry