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Church of Ireland Archbishop John McDowell said: “I was profoundly shocked to hear of the sudden death of Archbishop Noel Treanor, apostolic nuncio to the European Union and, for many years ...
Treanor's was the first consecration of a newly-appointed bishop in the diocese since that of Daniel Mageean in 1929. [ 6 ] Ahead of a referendum in the Republic of Ireland on the ratification of the Treaty of Lisbon in October 2009, he advocated for a Yes vote, saying that Roman Catholics could vote in favour of the treaty in good conscience.
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Noël Treanor, 73, Irish Roman Catholic prelate, apostolic nuncio to the European Union (since 2022) and bishop of Down and Connor (2008–2022). [255] Sir Donald Trescowthick, 93, Australian retailer, owner of Charles Davis Limited (1971–2001). [256] Simon Verity, 79, British sculptor and stonecarver, Lewy body dementia. [257]
The Most Rev Justin Welby said he wished more of us had the monarch’s sense of ‘just going to do the right thing’.
Walsh died on 28 December 2023, at Nazareth House Care Village in Belfast, where he had been a resident for some time. He was 92. He is buried in St Peter's Cathedral, Belfast. His death came six weeks after that of Bishop Anthony Farquhar who was consecrated with him and who also had been resident at Nazareth House. [2]
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St Fergus (died 583) is named as first Bishop of Down. The Diocese of Connor was founded in 480 by St Macnissi, and St Malachy was bishop there (1124). The dioceses of Down and Connor were permanently joined in 1439.