8 0 - 1 9 8 5 ) ▁ ▁Very ▁Rev ▁Michael ▁N . ▁O ' Con nor ▁( 1 9 8 5 - 1 9 9 4 ) ▁ ▁Very ▁Rev . ▁Dr . ▁Michael ▁M ull ins ▁P P , ▁B D , ▁ST L , ▁L SS , ▁ST D ▁( 1 9 9 4 - 1 9 9 8 ), ▁ ▁Very ▁Rev . ▁Paul ▁Mur phy ▁P P ▁ ▁Stud ents ▁of ▁St . ▁John ' s ▁College ▁The ▁Arch bishop ▁of ▁Hal if ax ▁William ▁Wal sh ▁attended ▁St ▁John ' s , ▁as ▁did ▁the ▁Histor ian ▁of ▁Dr . ▁Patrick ▁C . ▁Power . ▁The ▁Irish ▁language ▁activ ist ▁Professor ▁Michael ▁O ' H ic key ▁dismiss ed ▁from ▁May no oth ▁over ▁his ▁st ance ▁on ▁the ▁language , ▁studied ▁at ▁St . ▁John ' s , ▁as ▁did ▁the ▁author , ▁language ▁activ ist ▁and ▁music ian ▁Fr . ▁R iste ard ▁De ▁Hin de berg . ▁Dr . ▁Tob ias ▁Kir by ▁studied ▁at ▁St . ▁John ' s ▁before ▁going ▁to ▁Rome , ▁where ▁he ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁become ▁re ctor ▁of ▁the ▁Pont ific al ▁Irish ▁College ▁and ▁an ▁arch bishop . ▁Patrick ▁Joseph ▁Mc Gr ath ▁who ▁became ▁Bishop ▁of ▁San ▁Jose ▁in ▁California . ▁John ▁V aug han ▁trained ▁as ▁a ▁priest ▁in ▁St . ▁John ' s , ▁he ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Epis cop al ▁Church ▁and ▁was ▁elected ▁a ▁suff rag an ▁bishop ▁in ▁ 2