Richard Higgins
American Catholic bishop (born 1944)
About Richard Higgins
Born 1944. Richard Higgins is an American military officer, catholic priest and catholic bishop.
Richard Brendan Higgins KC*HS, USAF (ret) (born February 22, 1944) is an Irish American prelate of the Catholic Church. Higgins served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA from 2004 to 2020.
Biography Early life Higgins was born on February 22, 1944, in Longford, County Longford, Ireland. He studied for the priesthood at the Pontifical Irish College in Rome, attending the Pontifical Lateran University.
Priesthood On March 9, 1968, Higgins was ordained a priest by Archbishop Luigi Poggi for the Diocese of Sacramento at the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome. After arriving in California, Higgins served pastoral assignments in Roseville and Grass Valley.
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American Catholic bishop (born 1944)
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Richard Higgins was born on 22 February 1944 in Longford.
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