Denis Hallinan (14 November 1849, Graigue – 2 July 1923,

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) was an Irish Roman Catholic bishop. Hallinan was educated at The Irish College, Rome and ordained in 1874. After a curacy in

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he joined the staff of

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. He served in

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and

. Hallinan was appointed

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on 10 January 1918. He was consecrated on 2 March that year and died in post. He received the degree of

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(DD). Bishop Hallinan, with the Sinn Féin Lord Mayor Phons O’Mara, called for the end of the ‘

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’. The socialists complied, and it was dissolved on 27 April 1919, after only two weeks’ existence.

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1849 births Alumni of the Irish College, Rome 1923 deaths 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Ireland Roman Catholic bishops of Limerick Christian clergy from County Limerick {{Ireland-RC-bishop-stub