About Eugene Jerome Cooney
Born 1931. Eugene Jerome Cooney is a Canadian catholic priest and catholic bishop.
Eugene Jerome Cooney (born 20 December 1931) is a Canadian Roman Catholic prelate, who served as Bishop of the Diocese of Nelson from 1996 until his retirement in 2007.
Early life and education Cooney was born on 20 December 1931 in Medicine Hat, Alberta. He pursued his priestly formation prior to ordination in 1960.
Priestly ministry Cooney was ordained to the priesthood on 4 June 1960 for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Calgary by bishop Francis Patrick Carroll.
Following his retirement, he assumed the title Bishop Emeritus of Nelson.
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