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Irish Roman Catholic Prelate

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Henry Henry Bishop of Down and Connor Church Catholic Church Archdiocese Archdiocese of Armagh Diocese Diocese of Down and Connor In office 1895–1908 Predecessor Patrick MacAlister Successor John Tohill Previous post President St. Malachy's College Orders Ordination 7 June 1870 Consecration 22 Sept 1895 by Michael Logue Personal details Born (1846-05-22)22 May 1846 Loughguile Died 8 March 1908 Belfast

Styles of Henry Henry Reference style The Most Reverend Spoken style Your Lordship or Bishop Religious style Bishop Posthumous style not applicable

**Henry Henry** (22 May 1846 – 8 March 1908) was an [Irish](/source/Ireland) [Roman Catholic](/source/Roman_Catholic) [Prelate](/source/Prelate) and from 1895 until 1908 he held the title [Lord Bishop of Down and Connor](/source/Down_and_Connor). He was known for his energy and zeal, as well as his overt activism in local politics, founding the 'Belfast Catholic Association'.

## Education and priestly ministry

Henry was born in [Loughguile](/source/Loughguile), [County Antrim](/source/County_Antrim).[1] After his education at [St Patrick's College, Maynooth](/source/St_Patrick's_College%2C_Maynooth), he was ordained for the [Diocese](/source/Diocese) of [Down and Connor](/source/Down_and_Connor) on 7 June 1870 by [Matthew Quinn](/source/Matthew_Quinn_(bishop)), the [Bishop of Bathurst](/source/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Bathurst_in_Australia). The [Diocese of Bathurst](/source/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Bathurst_in_Australia) is located in [New South Wales](/source/New_South_Wales) in [Australia](/source/Australia).

He was appointed to [St. Malachy's Diocesan College](/source/St._Malachy's_College) to teach [French](/source/French_language) and [Mathematics](/source/Mathematics), succeeding Fr Richard Marner as [President](/source/President_(education)) and serving as president from 1876 to 1895. To date he is the longest serving president of the college.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

## Bishop

He was appointed 25th Bishop of Down and Connor on 6 August 1895 and was consecrated bishop in [St Patrick's Church, Belfast](/source/St_Patrick's_Church%2C_Belfast) on 22 Sept 1895 by [Cardinal Logue](/source/Cardinal_Logue). One of his first acts was to agree to be patron of the nascent [Gaelic League](/source/Gaelic_League) in Belfast.[2] The distinguished [Jesuit](/source/Jesuit) historian, Fr Oliver P. Rafferty calls Henry Henry "a man of decidedly theocratic tastes" and assesses many of his decisions, especially those relating to politics and civil society as "quixotic."[3]

Dr Henry believed that a religious order of priests could give invaluable help in the densely populated area of [West Belfast](/source/Subdivisions_of_Belfast#West_Belfast). Accordingly, he invited the [Redemptorists](/source/Redemptorists) to found a community there at [Clonard Monastery](/source/Clonard_Monastery). It was a welcome invitation, which they accepted as they were already looking for a foundation in the North.

In 1900, he helped establish [St. Mary's Training College](/source/St._Mary's_University_College_(Belfast)) to staff local Catholic schools.[4]

## Belfast Gaelic League

In 1895, Henry became a patron of the branch in Belfast of the [Gaelic League](/source/Conradh_na_Gaeilge), He was in company of [Thomas Welland](/source/Thomas_Welland), the Church of Ireland [Bishop of Down, Connor and Dromore](/source/Bishop_of_Down%2C_Connor_and_Dromore), George Raphael Buick**,** [Moderator of the Presbyterian Church](/source/List_of_Moderators_of_the_Presbyterian_Church_in_Ireland), and [Richard Rutledge Kane](/source/Richard_Rutledge_Kane_(senior)) the Church of Ireland rector of Christ Church in Belfast and the city's [Orange Order](/source/Orange_Order) Grand Master.[5][6][7]

## Belfast Catholic Association

In 1896, Bishop Henry organised a Catholic Association, initially confined to controlling representation in the newly created Catholic wards [of Belfast]. It dominated municipal politics in West Belfast for a decade: it easily defeated the Nationalist slate of candidates in the two wards in 1897 and 1904, and between these dates its candidates were not even challenged. Its viewpoint dominated the *Irish News*, the local Catholic newspaper, to such an extent that the [Irish Nationalist](/source/Irish_Nationalist_Party) leader in the city, [Joseph Devlin](/source/Joseph_Devlin), had to begin a rival, the *Northern Star*, in 1897.[8]

Henry's episcopal ministry took place against the intensely fought political battles around Irish [Home Rule](/source/Home_Rule) and he worked hard to influence - some might say shape directly - nationalist political opinion, and representation in Belfast, at the heart of his diocese. By 1912, however, Devlin had won control of nationalist thought in the city.[9]

## Death

He took ill at a concert in St. Mary's Hall in Belfast in March 1908 and died at the scene. His Requiem Mass took place at [St Patrick's Church, Belfast](/source/St_Patrick's_Church%2C_Belfast). His grave in [Milltown Cemetery](/source/Milltown_Cemetery) is in a very prominent position near the entrance where the road forks in two.

Before his death, Henry took out money against both of the Henry family farms. After he passed, there was an attempt to seize both farms, however, upon the intervention of the Church, the Henry family was able to keep them both. [10]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Canning, Bernard (1988). *Bishops of Ireland 1870–1987*. [Ballyshannon](/source/Ballyshannon): [Donegal Democrat](/source/Donegal_Democrat). p. 117. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1870963008](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1870963008).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** McMahon, Timothy G. (2008). [*Grand Opportunity: The Gaelic Revival and Irish Society, 1893–1910*](https://books.google.com/books?id=SfDcPFGUXY8C&pg=PA43). Syracuse University Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780815631842](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780815631842).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Catholicism Ulster 1603 1983 Interpretative by Oliver Rafferty – AbeBooks"](https://www.abebooks.co.uk/book-search/title/catholicism-ulster-1603-1983-interpretative/author/oliver-rafferty/). *www.abebooks.co.uk*. Retrieved 22 March 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["29 March 2018 Homily by Bishop Treanor at Chrism Mass | Diocese of Down and Connor"](https://web.archive.org/web/20190830194609/http://www.downandconnor.org/blog/2018/03/29/29-march-2018-homily-bishop-treanor-chrism-mass/). Archived from [the original](http://www.downandconnor.org/blog/2018/03/29/29-march-2018-homily-bishop-treanor-chrism-mass/) on 30 August 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-greatplacenorthbelfast_5-0)** ["Painting of Rev. Dr. Richard Rutledge Kane (1841-98) -Belfast Orange Hall"](https://greatplacenorthbelfast.com/project/painting-of-rev-dr-richard-rutledge-kane-1841-98-belfast-orange-hall/). *Great Place*. 19 October 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Mac_Póilin_6-0)** Mac Póilin, Aodán (2018). *Our Tangled Speech: Essays on Language and Culture*. Belfast: Ulster Historical Foundation. p. 190. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781909556676](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781909556676).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-greatwargaeilgeoiri_7-0)** ["The Gaelic Revival Movement in East Belfast – Great War Gaeilgeoirí of East Belfast"](https://www.greatwargaeilgeoiri.org.uk/history/gaelic-revival-movement-in-east-belfast/). Retrieved 14 March 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** *A past apart: studies in the history of Catholic Belfast, 1850–1950*, Anthony C. Hepburn, Ulster Historical Foundation (1996), 261 pages ([ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0901905720](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0901905720))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Perspective on the Ulster Covenant Lecture Notes"](http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/about-the-assembly/assembly-commission/perspectives/covenant-lecture). *www.niassembly.gov.uk*. Retrieved 22 March 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** According to the Henry Family

## External links

- [Catholic Hierarchy.org](http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bhenrye.html) [\[*self-published*\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:SPS)

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