Bartholomew Woodlock


Bartholomew Woodlock
Bishop Emeritus of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise
Titular Bishop of Trapezopolis
Appointed4 April 1879
Term ended1890
PredecessorGeorge Michael Conroy
SuccessorJoseph Hoare
Other post(s)Rector of the Catholic University of Ireland
President of Catholic University School
Orders
Ordination1831-priest, 1877–Monsignor, 1879-Bishop
RankBishop
Personal details
Born(1819-03-30)30 March 1819
Died13 December 1902(1902-12-13) (aged 83)
BuriedSt Mel's Cathedral, Longford
NationalityIrish
DenominationRoman Catholic
ParentsWilliam and Mary (Cleary) Woodlock
Alma materClongowes Wood College, Roman College, Appolinare Seminary
Philosophical work
Era19th-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolAristotelianism
Empiricism
Personalism
Main interestsFaith and rationality
Religious epistemology
Historical theology
Christian apologetics
Philosophy of education
Classical education

Bartholomew Woodlock (30 March 1819 – 13 December 1902) was an Irish Catholic prelate, philosopher and educator who established the Catholic University School, Dublin and founded the Society of St Vincent de Paul in Ireland. He was the second rector of the Catholic University of Ireland, now University College Dublin, after Cardinal John Henry Newman.