Joseph Hannan
(Archdiocese of St. Andrews and Edinburgh) Born in Ballygrenan, Co. Limerick, 1st January 1852, the son of John Hannan and Jean Sheehy; left for Scotland, unordained (as no. 194), and ordained a priest by Archbishop Strain in Edinburgh, 29th June 1879; canon of the St. Andrews and Edinburgh chapter; died in Glasgow, 27th May 1903.
| Date | Age | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan. 1852 | Born Ballygrenan, Co. Limerick | |
| Blairs | ||
| 9 Jun. 1872 | 20 |
Arrived in the College |
| 4 Jun. 1879 | 27 |
Left for Scotland |
| 29 Jun. 1879 | 27 |
Ordained a priest by Archbishop Strain in Edinburgh |
| 1879-1881 | 27 |
St Patrick's, Edinburgh |
| 1881-1884 | 29 |
Loanhead |
| 1884-1887 | 32 |
St Patrick's, Edinburgh |
| 1887-1891 | 35 |
Denny |
| 1891-1893 | 39 |
St Francis Xavier's, Falkirk |
| 1893-1899 | 41 |
Immaculate Conception, Bathgate |
| 1899-1903 | 47 |
Lennoxtown |
| 27 May 1903 | 51 |
Died Glasgow |
Report of the ordination of Joseph Hannan in the Scottish Catholic Directory of 1880.
The Rev. Joseph Hannan was born at Ballygrenan, Co. Limerick, on the 1st January, 1852; studied for some time at the Limerick Seminary; entered Blah's College on the 18th August, 1869; and was sent to the Scots College, Valladolid, in May, 1872. He there received the Tonsure and Minor Orders from Mgr. Fr. Blanco y Lorenzo, Archbishop of Valladolid, on the 20th December, 1878; and was ordained Sub-Deacon on the following day, and Deacon on the 8th March, 1879, by the same Prelate. He returned to Scotland early in June, and was ordained Priest by Archbishop Strain in St. Mary’s Pro-Cathedral on the 29th June, and stationed at St. Patrick’s, Edinburgh.