William Slattery
William Slattery | |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1970 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 6, 1943 Portlaoise, Ireland |
| Education | University College Galway Pontifical University of Saint Anthony University of South Africa |
William Slattery, O.F.M., is an Irish-born Franciscan who served as Bishop of Kokstad from 1993 to 2010, before being appointed Archbishop of Pretoria and Bishop of South Africa, Military.[1]
Biography[edit]
William Mathew Slattery was born at Portlaoise on September 6, 1943, he is a native of Killenaule, County Tipperary, Ireland. Following secondary school in Gormanston College, Liam joined the Franciscans in 1962, attending the Killarney Noviciate, and gained a BA degree from University College Galway. He moved to St. Isidore's College in Rome in order to attend lectures at the Antonianum (Pontifical University of St. Anthony). He obtained the S.T.B. (1968), the S.T.L. (1970) and a Diploma in Christian Archaeology at the Antonianum.[2] He was ordained in Rome in 1970, before going to South Africa in 1971. He served in various dioceses in South Africa and also in Malawi; he has also been Rector of St John Vianney Seminary, where he also lecturered in Church History from 1985 till 1991. While at St. John Vianney he also completed a degree course in anthropology at the University of South Africa(Unisa).[citation needed]
In 1993 he was appointed Bishop of Kokstad. In 2005 he invited the Irish charity Respond! (founded by his fellow Franciscans) to provide services in the diocese, and in 2009 supported their setting up of a housing association, Silvie. In 2010 he was appointed Archbishop of Pretoria. He retired in 2019,[3] and was succeeded by Archbishop Dabula Mpako.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Most Rev Archbishop William Slattery OFM, Archbishop of Pretoria Pretoria Diocese.
- ^ Fr. William (Liam) Slattery o.f.m. by Hyacinth Ennis, Alumnus Bishop, in Antonianum, 69/4 (1994) p. 588.
- ^ Bishop William Slattery OFM Catholic Hierarchy
- ^ "Resignations and Appointments, 30.04.2019" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- 1943 births
- Living people
- Roman Catholic bishops of Kokstad
- Roman Catholic archbishops of Pretoria
- People educated at Gormanston College
- Alumni of the University of Galway
- University of South Africa alumni
- 21st-century Roman Catholic archbishops in South Africa
- Irish Friars Minor
- Franciscan bishops
- Irish expatriate Roman Catholic bishops
- Irish expatriate Roman Catholic archbishops