Bishop of Cork and Ross

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The Bishop of Cork and Ross is an

Roman Catholic Church
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Church of Ireland bishops

The Church of Ireland title was formed when the bishopric of Cork, Cloyne and Ross was separated in 1638 into bishopric of Cork and Ross and the bishopric of Cloyne. They were reunited in 1660, but again were separated in 1679. Since 1835, the sees of Cork, Cloyne and Ross have again been reunited under one bishop.

List of Church of Ireland Bishops of Cork and Ross[1]
From Until Incumbent Notes
1638 1649 William Chappell Nominated 30 August 1638; consecrated 11 November 1638; died 13 May 1649
1649 1660 See vacant
1660 1679 See was part of the united the bishopric of Cork, Cloyne and Ross.
1679 1699 Edward Wetenhall Nominated 3 February 1679; consecrated 23 March 1679; translated to Kilmore and Ardagh 18 April 1699
1699 1709 Dive Downes Nominated 3 March 1699; consecrated 4 June 1699; died 13 November 1709.
1709 1735 Peter Browne Nominated 26 December 1709; consecrated 8 April 1710; died 25 August 1735
1735 1745 Robert Clayton Translated from Killala; nominated 22 November 1735; letters patent 19 December 1735; translated to Clogher 26 August 1745
1745 1772 Jemmett Browne Translated from Dromore; nominated 3 August 1745; letters patent 27 August 1745; translated to Elphin 6 March 1772
1772 1788 Isaac Mann Nominated 27 January 1772; consecrated 15 March 1772; died 10 December 1788
1789 1789 Euseby Cleaver Translated from Dromore; nominated 21 March 1789; consecrated 28 March 1789; translated to Ferns 13 June 1789
1789 1790 William Foster Nominated 5 June 1789; consecrated 14 June 1789; translated to Kilmore 11 June 1790
1790 1794 William Bennet Nominated 7 May 1790; consecrated 13 June 1790; translated to Cloyne 27 June 1794
1794 1805 Hon.Thomas Stopford Nominated 20 May 1794; consecrated 29 June 1794; died 24 January 1805
1805 1807 Lord John Beresford Nominated 13 February 1805; consecrated 29 March 1805; translated to Raphoe 10 August 1807
1807 1831 Hon. Thomas St Lawrence Nominated 3 September 1807; consecrated 27 September 1807; died 10 February 1831.
1831 1835 Samuel Kyle Nominated 3 March 1831; consecrated 27 March 1831; became Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross 14 September 1835; died 18 May 1848;
Since 1835, the see has again been part of the united diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross.

Roman Catholic bishops

The Roman Catholic title was formed by the union of the bishoprics of Cork and Ross on 19 April 1958.

The current bishop is the Most Reverend Fintan Gavin, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cork and Ross who was appointed by the Holy See on 8 April 2019 and was installed at the Cathedral of St Mary and St Anne, Cork, on 30 June 2019.

List of Roman Catholic Bishops of Cork and Ross[2][3]
From Until Incumbent Notes
1958 1980 Cornelius Lucey Appointed
Apostolic Administrator of Ross in 1954; became bishop of the united diocese of Cork and Ross
on 19 April 1958; resigned 23 August 1980; died 24 September 1982
1980 1996 Michael Murphy Appointed
ordained bishop
23 May 1976; succeeded 23 August 1980; died 7 October 1996
1997 2019 John Buckley Appointed auxiliary bishop of
ordained bishop
29 April 1984; succeeded 19 December 1997; retired 30 June 2019
2019 present Fintan Gavin Appointed bishop of
ordained bishop
30 June 2019;

See also

References

  1. ISBN 0-521-56350-X
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  2. ^ "Bishops Through History". The Diocese Cork and Cloyne (Roman Catholic). Archived from the original on 17 April 2009. Retrieved 28 July 2009.
  3. ^ Fryde, ibid., p. 421.
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