Patrick Durcan (5 February 1790 – 1 May 1875) was an Irish Roman Catholic clergyman who served as Bishop of Achonry from 1852'Bishops' Brendan Hoban "The Furrow" Vol. 63, No. 9 (September 2012), pp. 413-416 (4 pages) until his death. The son of John and Mary Durcan (), he helped to translate the Vulgate into the English language, published in 1857.
He was educated at St Patrick's College, Maynooth.'A Dominant Church: The Diocese of Achonry, 1818-1960' Swords, L Dublin;Columba Press; 2005 In 1832 he became parish priest at Collooney. He is buried at the Cathedral of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Nathy, Ballaghaderreen. References