Bishop Joseph Shanahan B.Sc., C.S.Sp. (1871-1943) was an Irish born priest of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Spiritans), who served as s Bishop in Nigeria. Born Joseph Ignatius Shanahan in June 6, 1871 in Glankeen, Borrisoleigh, County Tipperary, Ireland. He joined the Holy Ghost Order in France in 1886, where his uncle Pat Walsh(Brother Adelm) had also joined the Holy Ghost Fathers. He was ordained in 1900 in Blackrock College, and went to Nigeria in 1902.
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