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john farmer healy
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john farmer healy

john farmer healy -lrb- 1900 − 1973 -rrb- was a jamaican-born roman catholic prelate who served as the bishop of gibraltar from 1956 to 1973 .
born in kingston , jamaica on 3 december 1900 , he was ordained to the priesthood on 11 june 1927 .
he was appointed the bishop of the diocese of gibraltar by pope pius xii on 18 july 1956 .
his consecration to the episcopate took place on 11 october 1956 ; the principal consecrator was the most reverend gerald o'hara , bishop of savannah , georgia , usa , with the right reverend cyril cowderoy , bishop of southwark , england and the right reverend john petit , bishop of menevia , wales , serving as co-consecrators .
bishop healy participated in all the four sessions of the second vatican council , held between in 1962 and 1965 .
he died in office on 17 february 1973 , aged 72 .
