Bishop of Ossory, Ferns and Leighlin
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The Bishop of Ossory, Ferns and Leighlin was the
Ecclesiastical Province of Dublin. The diocese consisted of counties Kilkenny, Carlow, Laois and Wexford in Ireland
.
History
Under the
3 & 4 Will. 4. c. 37), the bishopric was formed when the bishopric of Ossory merged with the bishopric of Ferns and Leighlin on 12 July 1835. Over the next one hundred and forty-two years, there were twelve bishops of the united diocese. In 1977, the see merged with bishopric of Cashel and Waterford to form the united bishopric of Cashel and Ossory.[1]
List of bishops of Ossory, Ferns and Leighlin
| Bishops of Ossory, Ferns and Leighlin | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Ordinary | Notes |
| 1835 | 1841 | Robert Fowler | Appointed bishop of Ossory in 1813, became bishop of Ossory, Ferns and Leighlin when the dioceses were united on 12 July 1835; died 31 December 1841 |
| 1842 | 1874 | James Thomas O'Brien
|
Nominated 24 February and consecrated 20 March 1842; died 12 December 1874 |
| 1874 | 1878 | Robert Samuel Gregg | Elected 4 March and consecrated 30 March 1875; translated to Cork, Cloyne and Ross 4 July 1878 |
| 1878 | 1897 | William Pakenham Walsh
|
Elected 30 August and consecrated 29 September 1878; resigned 30 September 1897; died 30 July 1902 |
| 1897 | 1907 | John Baptist Crozier
|
Elected 20 October and consecrated 30 November 1897; translated to Down, Connor and Dromore 26 September 1907 |
| 1907 | 1911 | Charles Frederick D'Arcy | Translated from Clogher; elected 5 November 1907; translated to Down, Connor and Dromore 29 March 1911 |
| 1911 | 1915 | John Henry Bernard
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Elected 14 June and consecrated 25 July 1911; translated to Dublin 7 October 1915 |
| 1915 | 1920 | John Allen Fitzgerald Gregg
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Elected 20 November and consecrated 28 December 1915; translated to Dublin 20 September 1920 |
| 1920 | 1938 | John Godfrey FitzMaurice Day | Elected 15 June and consecrated 1 November 1920; translated to Armagh 27 April 1938 |
| 1938 | 1940 | Ford Tichborne | Elected 1 March and consecrated 24 June 1938; died 18 February 1940 |
| 1940 | 1961 | John Percy Phair
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Elected 13 March and consecrated 11 June 1940; resigned 31 December 1961 |
| 1962 | 1977 | Henry Robert McAdoo
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Elected 31 January and consecrated 11 March 1962; translated to Dublin 19 April 1977 |
| In 1977, the see became part of the united bishopric of Cashel and Ossory | |||
| Source(s):[1] | |||
References
- ^ ISBN 0-521-56350-X.