Early life Higgins was born on February 22, 1944, in
Longford,
County Longford, Ireland. He studied for the priesthood at the
Pontifical Irish College in Rome, attending the
Pontifical Lateran University.
Priesthood On March 9, 1968, Higgins was ordained a
priest by Archbishop
Luigi Poggi for the
Diocese of Sacramento at the
Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome. After arriving in California, Higgins served pastoral assignments in
Roseville and
Grass Valley. ==See also==