▁the ▁Holy ▁See ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁February ▁ 1 8 5 6 ▁and ▁consec r ated ▁to ▁the ▁Epis cop ate ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁May ▁ 1 8 5 6 . ▁The ▁principal ▁consec r ator ▁was ▁Arch bishop ▁Joseph ▁D ixon ▁of ▁Arm agh . ▁On ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Patrick ▁McG ett igan , ▁he ▁succeeded ▁as ▁Dioc es an ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Rap ho e ▁on ▁ 1 ▁May ▁ 1 8 6 0 . ▁He ▁translated ▁to ▁the ▁Arch di oc ese ▁of ▁Arm agh ▁by ▁the ▁Holy ▁See ▁on ▁ 6 ▁March ▁ 1 8 7 0 . ▁ ▁McG ett igan ▁served ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ 6 9 3 ▁Council ▁F athers ▁to ▁Pope ▁P ius ▁IX ▁during ▁the ▁First ▁V at ican ▁Council . ▁Daniel ▁McG ett igan ▁refused ▁a ▁red ▁hat ▁from ▁Pope ▁P ius ▁IX ▁and ▁Pope ▁Leo ▁XIII ; ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁feel ▁worthy . ▁McG ett igan ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁Pr imate ▁of ▁All ▁Ireland ▁not ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁Prince ▁of ▁the ▁Church . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁time ▁in ▁Arm agh ▁the ▁C athedral ▁was ▁completed ▁& ▁dedicated ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁August ▁ 1 8 7 3 . ▁McG ett igan ▁o vers aw ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁seven - ter rac ed ▁flight ▁of ▁steps ▁leading ▁from ▁the ▁C athedral ▁gates ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁door . ▁In ▁the ▁years ▁following ▁he ▁raised ▁funds ▁for , ▁and ▁eventually ▁opened ▁both ▁Arch bishop ’ s ▁House ▁( A ra ▁Co eli