Michael Harty (bishop)
Irish Bishop
Michael Anthony Harty (6 February 1922 – 8 August 1994) was an Irish Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Killaloe between 1967 and 1994.
Early life
Harty was born in Lismore House, Toomevara, County Tipperary, on 6 February 1922, one of seven children to Patrick Harty, a farmer, and his wife Eileen (née Cleary). He attended primary school in Ballinree National School between 1928 and 1934, where he was known to be a very prominent scholar, and secondary school as a boarder in St Flannan's College between 1934 and 1939, where he won scholarships on the results of his Intermediate and Leaving Certificate examinations.
Harty entered St Patrick's College, Maynooth in 1939, obtaining Bachelor of Arts degrees in English, Languages and Literature in September 1942, and Theology in 1945. He was ordained to the priesthood in the College Chapel, Maynooth, County Kildare on 23 June 1946.
Presbyteral ministry
Following his ordination, Harty undertook postgraduate studies at St Patrick's College, obtaining a Licentiate of Canon Law in June 1948 and later a Doctorate in Divinity. He also obtained a higher diploma in education from University College, Galway.
Harty returned to St Flannan's College as a teacher in September 1948, where he taught English and history, filling the vacancy in staff left by the appointment of Joseph Rodgers as coadjutor bishop of Killaloe the previous January. His return to St Flannan's College was brief, however, as he was appointed junior dean of St Patrick's College in October 1949, while also lecturing in liturgy.
Harty was granted a year's leave of absence in September 1953, to gain pastoral experience working as an assistant in a parish in Los Angeles.
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