Education
Born on 2 January 1856, in Johnstown, Kilkenny, Ireland, to Martin and Margaret Phelan, he was educated at Mount Melleray Seminary, and Saint Patrick"s College, Carlow, he was ordained a priest for Melbourne, Australia in 1888.
founder General vicar Bishop of Sale
Born on 2 January 1856, in Johnstown, Kilkenny, Ireland, to Martin and Margaret Phelan, he was educated at Mount Melleray Seminary, and Saint Patrick"s College, Carlow, he was ordained a priest for Melbourne, Australia in 1888.
In 1900 he was appointed Dean of Melbourne, and he served as Vicar General from 1908 until 1913, in 1912 he was appointed Bishop of Sale, a position he held until his death on 5 January 1925 in a private hospital in Dublin, Ireland where he was seeking medical treatment.