Michael O'Reilly (prelate)
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Michael O'Reilly (born circa 1690, died 1758) was an
Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Derry from 1739 to 1749 and Archbishop of Armagh from 1749 to 1758.[1][2][3]
Born in County Cavan, he studied theology in Paris and was ordained in 1710. He served as parish priest in cavan.
He was
consecration of Francis Stuart, Bishop of Down and Connor.[4] O'Reilly was translated to the Metropolitan see of Armagh as archbishop and primate on 23 January 1749.[1][3][5]
He died in office in 1758, and was buried near Drogheda.[1][3][5]
References
- ^ a b c d "Archbishop Michael O'Reilly". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
- ^ Brady 1876, The Episcopal Succession in England, Scotland and Ireland, volume 1, p. 230 and 320.
- ^ a b c Fryde et al. 1986, Handbook of British Chronology, p. 416.
- ^ a b c Brady 1876, The Episcopal Succession in England, Scotland and Ireland, volume 1, p. 320.
- ^ a b Brady 1876, The Episcopal Succession in England, Scotland and Ireland, volume 1, p. 230.
Bibliography
- Brady, W. Maziere (1876). The Episcopal Succession in England, Scotland and Ireland, A.D. 1400 to 1875. Vol. 1. Rome: Tipografia Della Pace.
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I., eds. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd, reprinted 2003 ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
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