Patrick Cronin (bishop)

(30 November 1913 – 9 February 1991) was an Irish, Roman Catholic, Columban archbishop and missionary.

He was the second Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro in the Philippines, serving during World War II.

[1] Born Patrick Henry Cronin on 30 November 1913 in Moneygall, County Offaly, Ireland.

[3] Cronin attended the Tullamore Christian Brothers School and St. Finian's College in Mullingar, Ireland.

[6] As Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro, he established the St. John Vianney Theological Seminary in Cagayan de Oro, an interdiocesan theological seminary that provides formation for candidates for priesthood.