Bernard Hackett CSSR (b Dungarvan 24 May 1863; d Waterford 1 June 1932) was an Irish Roman Catholic clergyman who served as the Bishop of Waterford and Lismore from 1916 until his death. Life Hackett was educated at Mount Melleray Seminary; St John's College, Waterford; and St Patrick's College, Maynooth. He was on the staff of St John's from 1890 until 1904. He joined the Redemptorists in 1904 and took his vows on 8 September 1905. He served as Rector in Rathgar; and then Limerick. Hackett was ordained Bishop of Waterford and Lismore on 19 March 1916, and served until his death., A New History of Ireland, volume IX, pp. 368–370.
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