Bartholomew Crotty was an Irish priest and

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, who served as Rector of the

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from 1799 to 1811 and later President of

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from 1813 until 1832.

Life

Crotty was born in 1769 in

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, and was one of the first students of attend the re-established Irish College in

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, Portugal. He then served on the staff of the college for almost 20 years. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1792. In 1799, he succeeded Dr. Michael Brady as rector of the College.Boyle, Patrick. "Irish Colleges, on the Continent." The Catholic Encyclopedia
Vol. 8. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1910. 15 March 2020 In 1811 he returned to Ireland to Cloyne, and two years later was appointed President of

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. In 1833 he was appointed to succeed

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as Bishop of Cloyne and Ross. In 1837, Crotty persuaded

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to establish a house of the

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in the diocese. Four years later, the seventy-two year old Bishop traveled forty miles to meet with the foundation in Charleville. When McAuley expressed regret that he had taken so much trouble, Crotty responded that as they did not decline travelling from Dublin to his charge, he could not avoid coming to meet them.''The Correspondence of Catherine McAuley, 1818-1841'',(Kevin L. Hughes, ed.), CUA Press, 2004, p. 351
/ref> Crotty served until his death on 3 October 1846. He bequeathed his Library to St. Patrick's College, Maynooth on his death. He is buried at the Presentation Convent, Midleton, County Cork."Most Rev.Bartholomew Crotty", Diocese of Cork and Ross
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Crotty, Bartholomew Presidents of St Patrick's College, Maynooth 19th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Ireland Rectors of universities in Portugal People from Clonakilty 1769 births 1846 deaths Christian clergy from County Cork