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Rogers, Patrick, -1969

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: died October 1969

Biographical note

Patrick Rogers was an Irish Roman Catholic priest, ecclesiastical historian, author, and educationalist. Rogers was born in Rawalpindi, India, and educated at St. Malachy's College in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He studied for the priesthood at St. Patrick's College, Maynooth and was ordained there in 1929. Rogers was appointed to the staff of St. Malachy's College and taught history there until 1947, when he was appointed as the first principal of St. Joseph's College of Education at Trench House, an all-male teacher training college in Belfast. He died in October 1969 and was interred in Priest's Row in Milltown Cemetery in Belfast.

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Patrick Rogers collection of Irish history

 Collection
Abstract

Collected by Irish Catholic priest, ecclesiastical historian, author, and educationalist Patrick Rogers, these records document Irish educational, political, and religious history through circulars, correspondence, ephemera, lectures, newsletters, newspaper clippings, and photographs.

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1842 - 1972