Pat Buckley | |
|---|---|
| Member of Larne Borough Council | |
| In office 17 May 1989 – 19 May 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Leonard Sluman |
| Succeeded by | Lindsay Mason |
| Constituency | Larne Town |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 May 1952 Tullamore, County Offaly, Ireland |
| Died | 17 May 2024 (aged 72) |
| Political party | Independent |
Pat Buckley (2 May 1952 – 17 May 2024) was an Irish independent Catholic bishop and former Catholic priest who was excommunicated from the Church.[1][2] As a Catholic priest, he ministered to Provisional Irish Republican Army prisoners during the 1981 Irish hunger strike, including their leader, Bobby Sands.
His ordination to the episcopate by Bishop Michael Cox resulted in his being excommunicated from the Catholic Church. He subsequently officiated at the marriages of divorcees who wished to remarry but were prevented from doing so under Catholic canon law. In 2013, he received a suspended sentence under Northern Irish law for officiating at sham marriages being used to circumvent immigration policies. Buckley also served as a local councillor on Larne Borough Council.
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