# Bartholomew Woodlock > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bartholomew_Woodlock > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bartholomew_Woodlock.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartholomew_Woodlock > Source revision: 1357319761 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) His Grace Bartholomew Woodlock [[Bishop of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise | Bishop Emeritus of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise]] Titular Bishop of Trapezopolis Appointed 4 April 1879 Term ended 1890 Predecessor George Michael Conroy Successor Joseph Hoare Other posts Rector of the Catholic University of Ireland President of Catholic University School Orders Ordination 1831-priest, 1877-monsignor, 1879-bishop Rank Bishop Personal details Born (1819-03-30)30 March 1819 Died 13 December 1902(1902-12-13) (aged 83) Buried St Mel's Cathedral, Longford Denomination Roman Catholic Parents William and Mary (Cleary) Woodlock Alma mater Clongowes Wood College, Roman College, Appolinare Seminary Philosophical work Era 19th-century philosophy Region Western philosophy School Aristotelianism[1] Empiricism[2] Personalism[3] Main interests Faith and rationality Religious epistemology Historical theology Christian apologetics Philosophy of education Classical education **Bartholomew Woodlock** (30 March 1819 – 13 December 1902) was an Irish Catholic prelate, philosopher and educator who established the [Catholic University School](/source/Catholic_University_School), Dublin and founded the [Society of St Vincent de Paul](/source/Society_of_Saint_Vincent_de_Paul) in Ireland. He was the second [rector](/source/Rector_(academia)) of the [Catholic University of Ireland](/source/Catholic_University_of_Ireland), now [University College Dublin](/source/University_College_Dublin), after Cardinal [John Henry Newman](/source/John_Henry_Newman). ## Early life He was born on 30 March 1819 in [Dublin](/source/Dublin), to William Woodlock and Mary Cleary. His father was a lawyer and associate of [Daniel O'Connell](/source/Daniel_O'Connell). His parents were from [Roscrea](/source/Roscrea), County Tipperary. His sister Johanna married [Sir Dominic Corrigan](/source/Dominic_Corrigan), a noted physician. Woodlock was educated at the [Jesuit](/source/Jesuit) Day-School, in Dublin and [Clongowes Wood College](/source/Clongowes_Wood_College). Thereafter, supported by the [Archbishop of Dublin](/source/Archbishop_of_Dublin) and the [Jesuits](/source/Jesuits), he entered the [Appolinare Seminary](/source/Roman_Colleges#Seminario_Romano) in Rome,[4] winning prizes in Theology and Philosophy during his studies, he was awarded the degree of [Doctor of Divinity](/source/Doctor_of_Divinity) at the age of 22. He joined the staff of [All Hallows College](/source/All_Hallows_College) in [Drumcondra](/source/Drumcondra%2C_Dublin) in Dublin, in 1843, which had been just set up by Fr. [John Hand](/source/John_Hand_(priest)), following meeting him in Rome. He served as professor of Dogmatic Theology until 1854, when he was appointed President of the college. He also served as vice-rector and vice president of the College, as well as a priest in the Dublin Diocese. Woodlock's sister-in-law, the philanthropist [Ellen Woodlock](/source/Ellen_Woodlock), helped establish what became [Temple Street Children's University Hospital](/source/Temple_Street_Children's_University_Hospital), she was also the only woman to contribute to the House of Commons select committee meetings on Irish Poor Relief.[5] ## Diocesan work In 1844 he helped set up the first branch of the St Vincent De Paul in Ireland,[6] chairing the first meeting on 14 December 1844. He was appointed Spiritual Director of the organisation and was active in it up until his appointment as a bishop.[7] Along with the architect [J.J. McCarthy](/source/James_Joseph_McCarthy) and William Nugent he helped found the Irish Ecclesiological Society in 1849. In 1861, Woodlock was appointed rector of the [Catholic University of Ireland](/source/Catholic_University_of_Ireland) succeeding Cardinal [John Henry Newman](/source/John_Henry_Newman). He held the position until he was appointed a bishop.[8] In line with Newman's educational philosophy, Woodlock set up the [Catholic University School](/source/Catholic_University_School) in 1867 as a [preparatory school](/source/Preparatory_school_(United_Kingdom)) for the [Catholic University of Ireland](/source/University_College_Dublin).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] Woodlock was appointed monsignor in 1877 and consecrated [bishop of Ardagh](/source/Bishop_of_Ardagh_and_Clonmacnoise) in 1879 in the [Sistine Chapel](/source/Sistine_Chapel) in Rome by [Pope Leo XIII](/source/Pope_Leo_XIII), serving in [Longford](/source/Longford) until 1895 when he reached retirement age and was appointed [titular bishop](/source/Titular_bishop) of Trapezopolis.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] ## Death Woodlock died on 13 December 1902, and is buried at St Mel's Cathedral, Longford. His papers are held in [Clonliffe College](/source/Clonliffe_College).[9] ## See also - [Diocese of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise (Roman Catholic)](/source/Diocese_of_Ardagh_and_Clonmacnoise_(Roman_Catholic)) - [Catholic University School](/source/Catholic_University_School) - [John Henry Newman](/source/John_Henry_Newman) - [Catholic University of Ireland](/source/Catholic_University_of_Ireland) - [University College Dublin](/source/University_College_Dublin) Catholic Church titles Preceded by George Michael Conroy Bishop of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise 1879–1895 Succeeded by Joseph Hoare Academic offices Preceded by Rev. David Moriarty DD President of All Hallows College, Dublin 1854–1861 Succeeded by Rev. Thomas A. Bennett DD OCC Preceded by Cardinal John Henry Newman Rector of Catholic University of Ireland 1861–1879 Succeeded by Rev. Henry Neville ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Joshua P. Hochschild, ["The Re-Imagined Aristotelianism of John Henry Newman"](http://www.mmisi.org/ma/45_04/hochschild.pdf), mmisi.org. Accessed 15 November 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** *John Henry Newman, Empiricist Philosophy, and the Certainty of Faith*, University of Oxford, 1974. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** John Crosby, *The Personalism of John Henry Newman*, The Catholic University of America Press, 2014. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Canning, Bernard (1988). *Bishops of Ireland 1870-1987*. [Ballyshannon](/source/Ballyshannon): [Donegal Democrat](/source/Donegal_Democrat). pp. 69–71. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1870963008](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1870963008). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** *Women and Philanthropy in Nineteenth-Century Ireland* by Maria Luddy. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [About us SVP](https://archive.today/20120911012000/http://www.svp-ni.org/about_us.htm) St. Vincent De Paul Northern Ireland. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** *Memoir of the Most Rev Dr Woodlock* (Dublin, 1903) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** [UCD Timeline](http://www.ucd.ie/president/universityhistory/timeline/), ucd.ie. Accessed 15 November 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** [Archives](http://www.dublindiocese.ie/content/archives), Dublindiocese.ie. Accessed 15 November 2022. 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