Bernard Patrick Devlin position held Roman Catholic Bishop of Gibraltar
Priesthood
Devlin was ordained a priest on 9 December 1945 at the Cathedral of St John the Evangelist, Portsmouth, United Kingdom. He arrived in Gibraltar on 29 June 1946.
Devlin was appointed Parish Priest of St. Theresa's Church in 1974 and Vicar General of the diocese in 1975. On 20 October 1984 it was announced that he would succeed the late Edward Rapallo as Roman Catholic Bishop of Gibraltar and this was later confirmed on 14 November of that year.He, together with six other priests from around the world, was ordained bishop by Principal Consecrator Pope John Paul II and co-consecrators Cardinal Eduardo Martínez Somalo and Cardinal Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy on 6 January 1985 at St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City. A group of over 200 people travelled from Gibraltar to the Vatican City to witness the event.Devlin retired as Bishop of Gibraltar on 14 February 1998 and was succeeded by Bishop Charles Caruana on 24 May of the same year.
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